If you get a USPS scam text, you need to do this ASAP

Waiting for online shopping purchases to arrive? Stay vigilant against scammers pretending to be the U.S. Postal Service.

Watch out for traffic ticket text scams over the holidays, Illinois officials warn

Illinois officials are warning residents to not respond or open links if they get a text claiming they owe money for traffic ...
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New ‘SMS blaster’ text scams are on the rise, security experts warn – stay safe by changing this one phone setting

SMS blaster scams are on the rise and they're difficult to detect These scams involve cybercriminals driving around cities and targeting nearby phones with fake cell towers There are a few simple ways ...
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Consumer Reports: Text scams hitting harder than ever

DATA WAS COMPROMISED. YOU’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING WHEN YOUR PHONE PINGS. IT’S A TEXT FROM AN UNKNOWN NUMBER. OF COURSE. IS IT REAL OR ANOTHER SCAM? A NEW CONSUMER REPORTS SURVEY FINDS THAT TECH ...
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Texting and Messaging Scam Attempts Have Increased by 50 Percent, a Consumer Reports Survey Finds

Texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent in the past year, with young adults experiencing the sharpest rise of any age group. That’s one of several important findings in the ...