Scammers are using AI to send convincing “expiring rewards points” texts that impersonate major brands like telecom companies ...
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: ...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is moving cautiously as it rolls out a pilot program that would notify some drivers of unpaid tolls by text message. The shift, officials say, could speed up collections, but ...
EAST ST. LOUIS, IL. – Illinois state officials issued a warning on text message scams targeting drivers with false claims of unpaid fines and license suspensions. The messages are designed to look ...
Providence police are warning residents about a text message scam regarding unpaid parking tickets. Officials confirm the city does not use text messages to collect payments for parking violations. A ...
Scam texts are so common that we either ignore them or report and delete them, but the one hitting phones now comes with a document about you being in default and having a court date. It has caused ...
EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE SHOWS US THE LATEST VERSION. SO THIS SCAM FIRST EXPLODED LAST SUMMER AND WE TOLD YOU ABOUT IT AT THAT TIME. NOW A NEW BATCH OF THESE MESSAGES ARE ...
Scammers are sending fake court text messages with QR codes to U.S. drivers, demanding payment for traffic violations that ...
Philadelphia Courts officials issued a consumer fraud warning about a text messaging scam accusing recipients of failing to pay road toll violations on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and requesting penalty ...
If you got a text message asking you to pay an unpaid toll, parking ticket, or moving violation, it is almost certainly a scam. Consumer Reports asked every toll agency in the U.S. whether it sends ...