Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Love shopping at Costco? Here’s something you should know: Scammers regularly pretend to be the warehouse chain and send out ...

Love shopping at Costco? Here's something you should know: Scammers regularly pretend to be the warehouse chain and send out fraudulent text messages and emails in an attempt to steal customers' ...

Google is going to court to help put an end to, or at least limit, the prevalence of phishing scams over text message. Scam texts have been a nuisance for a long time, but they've become increasingly ...

Phone scams aren’t the only threat anymore — scam text messages (also called “smishing”) are exploding in frequency and in financial damage. According to recent FTC data, Americans lost over $470 ...

This year alone, more than 300 people have reported text hiring scams, which is why the Better Business Bureau wants all job seekers to be aware of these scams as we enter the holiday hiring season.

You’re in the middle of something when your phone pings — a text from an unknown number. Is it real, or another scam? A new Consumer Reports survey finds texting and messaging scams have jumped 50% in ...