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 ...

A new phone number text messaging scam has been making the rounds on smartphones. This sneaky scam is pretty clever. Scammers are getting better by the day at fooling people into thinking they're ...

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 ...

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION SAYS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO WILL OPEN A TEXT MESSAGE WHEN THEY RECEIVE IT IS AS HIGH AS 98%, AND THOSE ARE GOOD ODDS FOR A SCAMMER. IN FACT, I JUST GOT ONE THIS WEEK ...