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 ...

JORGENSEN REPORTING. NEWS 8 ON YOUR SIDE TONIGHT A NEW WARNING JUST ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ABOUT A NEW KIND OF TEXT MESSAGE SCAM. IT’S A MESSAGE THAT SEEMS PRETTY IMPORTANT TO ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The scammers are stepping up their game and making their texts look more legit. In March, 2 Wants To Know showed a fake text about how you paid your cell phone bill and now you have ...

TEMPORARY LOCATIONS. IT STARTS WITH A STRANGE TEXT MESSAGE FROM SOMEONE. YOU DO NOT KNOW. IT MAY SEEM LIKE A MISTAKE, BUT IT COULD BE A LITTLE MORE SINISTER. IT COULD BE THE START OF A SCAM. WE’VE ...

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 ...

The claim that these text messages are related to sex trafficking or location tracking is just the latest iteration of a debunked urban legend. However, people should be wary of these spam text ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...