Scams have always evolved with the communication tools people trust most. Email made phishing scalable. Mobile messaging made impersonation more immediate. Social media made social proof easier to ...

Most of us have received a random text that makes us pause for a second. Maybe it promises a prize. Maybe it claims to be from a delivery company. Lately, another type of message is spreading quickly: ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — This week, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday issued a warning to Pennsylvanians about a text message and email scam involving phone messages from people claiming to represent ...

Google announced a significant expansion of its AI-powered scam protection across Android devices this week, bringing real-time call and message fraud detection to more phones, more countries, and ...

A toll violation scam that cropped up across the country, including Delaware, in January 2025, has returned. The text messages claiming to be from some Delaware entity claim an "unpaid toll is listed ...

Alexandra Simon is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Alex started her career at CBS21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania before joining KARE 11 News in Minneapolis, where she covered breaking ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Transportation officials are warning of another scam targeting Oregonians. Scammers are using unknown numbers to text residents and pose as Oregon’s Department of ...

Residents in one Texas city are being warned to watch out for suspicious messages — and police are using humor to get the point across. The Texarkana, Texas Police Department recently shared a ...

New identity protection services help MoneyLion members spot scams and safeguard their personal data and finances NEW YORK, March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MoneyLion, a leading consumer finance platform ...

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The Super Bowl is not only the biggest sporting event of the year, but it has also become one of the busiest scam seasons. Every February, millions of Americans receive texts, emails and calls tied to ...

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