Here's how to use Circle to Search to identify scam texts on Android, plus how Google Lens can help if Circle to Search isn't ...

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 ...

Scammers are getting smarter in their efforts to get your personal information. Between the phone calls, emails and even text messages, you need to remain on guard because you could be caught in a ...

A new smishing scam involving fake package delivery alerts is on the rise. The FBI has just issued a warning with tips on how ...

Job offer scams are a perennial favorite of sketchy grifters — the latest model comes in the form of a fake job text message.

Every week, I receive a handful of text messages that are quite clearly scams. Some are about past-due toll road payments. Some mention a Coinbase withdrawal code. Others reference job offers for ...

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 ...

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 ...

THAT. ALL RIGHT? WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE. YOU’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING WHEN YOUR PHONE RINGS, A TEXT FROM AN UNKNOWN NUMBER. IS IT REAL OR ANOTHER SCAM TEXT? YEAH. 12 NEWS IS MALLORY ANDERSON. AND ...