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.

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When you're anxiously awaiting a package, you're likely keeping a close eye on shipping updates to know when to expect it. So when USPS sends a text to tell you a worker couldn't deliver your package, ...

Got a text message from USPS about a package that you don’t quite remember ordering? The impulse to click on the link to jog your memory about the delivery or to see why a package you were expecting ...

If you get a text telling you to click a link and pay a traffic fine, it’s a scam.Both the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office ...

Phone scams aren’t the only threat anymore — scam text messages (also called “smishing”) are exploding in frequency and in financial damage. According to recent FTC data, Americans lost over $470 ...

Google is going to court to help put an end to, or at least limit, the prevalence of phishing scams over text message. Scam texts have been a nuisance for a long time, but they've become increasingly ...

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Texting scams are exploding. In 2024 alone, U.S. consumers lost $470 million to them, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a number more than five times what it was just four years earlier. To ...