YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A new con is sending church members text messages claiming to be their pastors, asking for money.

In a stark reminder of the growing threat of financial scams, Deborah Moss, owner of a small catering business, found herself ensnared in a sophisticated bank scam that started with a seemingly ...

Why is this important? Scammers are increasingly turning to text messages for phishing and fraud. These new features aim to help users avoid scams by automatically flagging fishy texts and verifying ...

If you have a traffic citation, there’s a way to look it up online. But now scammers are using these online databases to poach your personal information and trick you into giving them your hard-earned ...

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 ...

Google' Circle to Search on Android can help users identify scam text messages. By circling suspicious texts, users can ...

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 ...

For those shopping online, be aware of scammers who are sending text messages about a package for you. Although it may seem real, it's just another phishing attempt. Phishing is the fraudulent attempt ...

Whether you've fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there's no reason to feel embarrassed—according to the FTC, text message scams shook ...

Law enforcement agencies and the Illinois Department of Transportation do not collect fines through text message, Plainfield ...

The Minnesota Department of Revenue announced Wednesday that scammers are posing as government officials to collect bank information from residents. It’s unclear who started the scam, but state ...

This week, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers received scam texts after their state's official text messaging system was breached by hackers, according to a report from NBC News. New York’s Office ...