OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently issued a consumer alert warning Californians of three popular text-based scams.

More than $25 million in payments will go out this week to customers who were tricked into paying for fraudulent tech support ...

When Davenport police corporal Dave Morse took a report of a woman being scammed out of thousands of dollars for a custom ...

These scam texts claim consumers owe past-due charges and provide fraudulent links for consumers to “resolve” the charge.

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert warning Californians of three popular text-based scams. These scam ...

A common recent scam is a text message claiming you have unpaid tolls and that if you don’t pay up, you’ll be fined or face ...

Have you ever received a text indicating that a package sent via the U.S. Postal Service or other mail carrier was unable to be delivered or is sitting in a warehouse waiting to be claimed? It’s a ...

NAB has described the pop-up SMS scam as a new trend that has "hijacked ... Hartley said the fake pop-ups can be reported to NAB, or your telco provider. You can also make a report to the ...

Phishing (email-based scams) and smishing, also known as mishing (SMS or mobile scams) are two of the most widespread and dangerous online fraud techniques today.

MANITOWOC (WLUK) -- Manitowoc police are warning the public on cryptocurrency and bitcoin scams that have been circling the community. Cryptocurrency scams can originate from various sources ...

Authorities arrested 401 foreign workers of an alleged Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) scam hub operating in a 10-storey building near Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City on Wednesday. Local ...

Smishing scams involving fake toll payment requests are targeting Americans nationwide. These scams often involve text messages requesting payment or personal information. Government agencies and ...