Spam calls and texts are a nuisance everyone faces. If you are constantly dealing with unwanted spam calls and texts, you are ...

Pretty much all of us are used to robocalls, info-marketers, and spam in our emailsand now scammers are targeting another form of communication: text messages. According to NPR, more than 47 billion ...

There's good news and bad news about unsolicited calls and texts. The good? Unwanted robocalls are down 10% in 2024, according to YouMail's Robocall Index, as marketers run up against smartphone call ...

It's the holidays, so my phone is abuzz with messages. The problem is, most of the texts I'm receiving aren't from family and friends. Instead, I'm inundated with offers for tax prep assistance, back ...

Smishing is the use of SMS texts by scammers attempting to compromise data and pilfer money. And if you think the problem is getting worse, you're not wrong. Why am I getting texts about unpaid tolls?

(WSVN) - A lot of us have seen that text on your phone that says you didn’t pay a toll or a ticket — and you are about to be in big trouble. Who are these scammers, and how can you stop them? It’s why ...

With another election season comes patriotism, heightened tensions, an in-your-face news cycle and of course, a tirade of political text messages. “It’s Joe. We’re in this race together. With so much ...

As the 2024 US election campaigns draw to a close, political text messages have become overwhelming. Here's what to do about it. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University ...

Theo Baker was writing at his desk around noon last week when a text message from a local number appeared on his phone. “CRIME ALERT: Suspicious activity in your area,” the message on his home screen ...

Those smishing texts telling you to make an Ohio Turnpike toll payment won't stop coming. They're urgent, mean, and may induce panic by lying to you. Most smishing texts will say it's their "final ...