In 2024, Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with texts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Text scams are also becoming harder to detect with AI. Knowing what to look ...

Paul C. in Washington, D.C., received an alarming text claiming Apple Pay had already charged him $8,250 and another $8,250 would go through in 35 minutes. That is the kind of message designed to make ...

Text messages about unpaid tolls have long been considered a red flag for scams. Soon, they may become legitimate, at least some of the time. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says it plans to ...

Scammers are impersonating company leaders in text messages to trick new employees into purchasing gift cards. It happened to some of our WDSU employees, so we found out how these scams are happening ...