Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Love shopping at Costco? Here’s something you should know: Scammers regularly pretend to be the warehouse chain and send out ...

The Detroit Police Department issued a warning to the public regarding scam text messages that may appear to come from official sources.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to a new survey, 46 percent of Americans receive scam messages every single day, via text, email, or phone call. And what's even more upsetting is that nearly a quarter of respondents lost ...

Love shopping at Costco? Here's something you should know: Scammers regularly pretend to be the warehouse chain and send out fraudulent text messages and emails in an attempt to steal customers' ...