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 ...

A photo circulating online that appears to show an ICE agent at a high school has been debunked by the Moab City Police Department.The department said on social Utah leaders condemn violence after ...

If you got a sketchy text last year about an unpaid toll or parking ticket, you weren't alone. Those DMV and E-ZPass phishing scams swept across the country in 2025, targeting drivers in states like ...

Scammers are sending fake "Notice of Default" traffic violation text messages impersonating state courts across the U.S., pressuring recipients to scan a QR code that leads to a phishing site ...

EIGHT NEWS AT FIVE STARTS RIGHT NOW. A WARNING TONIGHT FROM THE IOWA D-O-T. IT SAYS A NEW ROUND OF TEXTING SCAMS IS HITTING OUR MOBILE PHONES. A LOT OF US HAVE GOTTEN THEM. THE TEXTS ARE THREATENING ...

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A scam text message making the rounds in Wake County is attempting to deceive drivers with phony details about fake traffic violations and an upcoming fake court date. The North Carolina court system ...

A warning from the Dallas Police Department highlights a new variation of a familiar scam: text messages that appear to come from municipal courts directing recipients to fraudulent payment links.

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