It seems like nearly every week, there is a new text scam that we need to look out for, and the most recent one is about the threat of unpaid traffic tickets. Receiving a text message that explains ...
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The City of Houston Municipal Courts is warning people that companies are using fake text messages to solicit people about their court cases. Here's how it works: the companies send ...
Recipients of the text message are told they must take a "mandatory online COVID-19 test" using the provided link. There is no online test for the coronavirus. Bad actors are also impersonating the ...
Scammers are impersonating USPS, FedEx and UPS to steal personal information and credit card details from consumers expecting ...
Scammers are ramping up fake delivery websites this holiday season. NordVPN found an 86% increase in malicious postal sites, ...
It starts with something small, a text that feels oddly familiar. Maybe it says, "Hey, how are you?" or "Are you coming to the BBQ?" Before you know it, you're in a friendly back-and-forth with ...
A convincing fake email claiming to be from Amazon shows up in your inbox. It warns you of a sign-in from an unknown device or says your account is locked. Or maybe it thanks you for a purchase you ...
Now what do you do? You hate to admit it, but that alarming text message got you so frazzled that you responded to one of those fake DMV texts or toll road texts that we all seem to be getting now. It ...
If you get a text message saying you've come into contact with someone who's tested positive for Covid-19, don't click the link. It's a scam, officials say. Warnings about such texts have been ...
If you paid up or attempted to pay after receiving a scam text, call your card issuer. Make sure to call the number on the back of your debit card or credit card that you've used. If you initiate a ...