Scam texts are targeting people ages 18 to 29 at record levels, with reports of attempted scams among Gen Z tripling.

The year 2026 is almost here, and with the new year comes a new wave of scams that could potentially drain your bank account.

Illinois officials are warning residents to not respond or open links if they get a text claiming they owe money for traffic ...

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 ...

It starts with a ping. You’re in the middle of your day when a text pops up that there’s a problem with your package delivery, or a missed toll payment. These messages look very convincing, but ...

Scams that were on the rise in 2025 include AI enhanced scams, QR phishing and everyone's favorite toll road scam.

*If you’ve been a victim of a scam, report it to BBB Scam Tracker. Keep ahead of the latest scams at joeknowsbetter.com Scammers have long used social media to impersonate people you know and trust, ...

YOUR VEHICLE. WE’RE HEARING ABOUT THE SCAM FROM MULTIPLE VIEWERS EVERY SINGLE DAY. FOLKS, YOU MAY RECALL THIS ONE STARTED OUT MORE THAN A YEAR AGO WITH TEXT MESSAGES CLAIMING TO BE FROM THE ...

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, or BMV, is warning its customers about new text message scams that are now strongly mimicking the BMV’s mobile website and improperly citing Indiana Code. Our ...

An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google’s Scam Detection feature is coming to chat apps. The feature will display scam detection alerts in chat app notifications. It’s possible that ...