If you get an urgent text message about a package, it's probably a scam. Here's how to tell, and how to avoid getting suckered.

The FTC is warning taxpayers to keep an eye out for phishing and smishing scams aimed at stealing tax refunds and personal ...

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The scam text messages are back again, the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles warned.

Whether posing as banks or toll agencies, scam text messages are on the rise. A new Consumer Reports Cyber Readiness Report found text scam attempts increased by 50% and are growing fastest among Gen ...

PHOENIX (Consumer Reports) — Text and messaging scams have jumped 50% in the past year, with Gen Z getting hit the hardest, according to a new Consumer Reports survey. The Consumer Reports Cyber ...

DATA WAS COMPROMISED. YOU’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING WHEN YOUR PHONE PINGS. IT’S A TEXT FROM AN UNKNOWN NUMBER. OF COURSE. IS IT REAL OR ANOTHER SCAM? A NEW CONSUMER REPORTS SURVEY FINDS THAT TECH ...

Users are pnce again getting texts from the "DMV" and "MVC" warning them of outstanding traffic tickets and threatening ...

The Division of Motor Vehicles and state Attorney General's Office say a new round of scam text messages have popped up in North Carolina.

Text or short message service (SMS) scams decreased significantly by 86.6% in 2025, as scammers shifted to call-based scams ...

The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is warning people about a text scam about tolls. NCDMV says the texts request ...