It can be exciting to learn that you have unclaimed rewards points, but if this news arrives via an unsolicited text message, ...
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Waiting for online shopping purchases to arrive? Stay vigilant against scammers pretending to be the U.S. Postal Service.
Scam texts are targeting people ages 18 to 29 at record levels, with reports of attempted scams among Gen Z tripling.
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 ...
As a rule of thumb, if you receive an unsolicited text, especially one claiming to include a security code, it's likely part of a phishing scheme. Such is the case with a recent spate of unprompted ...
It starts with a ping. You are in the middle of your day when a text pops up saying that there is a problem with your package delivery or a missed toll payment. These messages look very convincing, ...
*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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Read on to find out how this Amazon scam works and how you can spot, avoid and report it. The caller will most likely know ...