A simple six-step scam text test helps you spot phishing messages about fake deliveries, toll notices and bank alerts before you click or share anything.

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 ...

Americans lost $470 million to scams that began with a single text message in 2024, according to data the Federal Trade Commission released in April 2025. The agency identified six categories driving ...

Received a text message claiming that you have an unpaid No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) violation? Don’t click the ...

You get a text message. It says Amazon is hiring. The pay sounds great. The work is easy. It feels like a lucky break. Then you read it again. That is when things start to feel off, and you realize it ...

A scam text showed up today that would make many parents stop cold. The message said: “Hi mom, text me here on my work phone. Dropped my actual phone in the sink earlier and it’s completely ...

Scammers are sending text messages telling people their loan has been approved, even when no application was ever filed, and the Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers that these messages ...

Most of us have received a random text that makes us pause for a second. Maybe it promises a prize. Maybe it claims to be from a delivery company. Lately, another type of message is spreading quickly: ...