You’re in the middle of something when your phone pings — a text from an unknown number. Is it real, or another scam? A new Consumer Reports survey finds texting and messaging scams have jumped 50% in ...

KERRVILLE, Texas – The Kerrville Police Department is warning locals of potential scam texts in the area. According to a post on the KPD Facebook page, text message scams come in several forms with ...

Phone scams aren’t the only threat anymore — scam text messages (also called “smishing”) are exploding in frequency and in financial damage. According to recent FTC data, Americans lost over $470 ...

Google is going to court to help put an end to, or at least limit, the prevalence of phishing scams over text message. Scam texts have been a nuisance for a long time, but they've become increasingly ...

The case has been registered under Sections 316 (criminal breach of trust), 318 (cheating), and 319 (cheating by personation) ...