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 ...

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There has been an 86% year-over-year surge in U.S. adults targeted by phone, email and text scams, and text scams have flourished. A CNET report says 82% of Americans now get at least one scam text ...

Scam text messages were a big part of the $8.8 billion consumers lost to fraud in 2022 — an alarming 30% jump from 2021's total of $6.1 billion. Anyone who's ever gotten an "urgent" message from an ...

Wrong number schemes initially look innocent. There are no links, or no request for information or money. But, when you get a text from a number you do not know, it is likely a fraudster. The text ...