The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office issued an “urgent consumer alert” about a sophisticated text messaging scam (“smishing”) that is targeting residents in the Wichita area.

Officials issue statewide fraud alert about toll violations text message scam. Here's what to do if you get these messages on your iPhone or Android.

Hands hold a mobile phone. Reporter Recently, several state and federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Internal Revenue Service, have warned against the rise of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People nationwide are being alerted of an ongoing text message scam in which recipients receive fake text messages claiming they ...

Scam text messages are being reported to the Better Business Bureau in growing numbers, and experts say the problem is getting worse.

The text messaging scam, or "smishing" attempt, is part of a coordinated effort hitting multiple states, not just Kansas.

SALT LAKE CITY — You work hard for your money so don't let scammers take it away! Earlier this year, the FBI put out a consumer alert warning of smishing scams. Smishing is short for SMS phishing, ...

WEST BOYLSTON — Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis is warning residents about a recent wave of “smishing” scams targeting cell phones across Massachusetts. Smishing, a combination of “SMS” ...

State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating state road toll collection agencies attempt to get phone users to reveal ...

Laptop found in home of Brandon Abrahams (33) had ‘thousands and thousands’ of spreadsheet pages with people’s personal debit-card details ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to a warning from the FBI, scammers are moving state to state with new "smishing" or "spoofing" text messages that claim ...