Scam texts are one of the oldest means of stealing data, but they are getting more advanced. Here's a breakdown of some of ...

Wrong number text scam: The confusing new scam to watch out for Whether you've fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there's no reason to ...

Their goal is to make sure the phone number is active and that you're willing to engage with them. You may not get a scam text right away because the scammers may add it to their database for ...

If you've received an innocent-sounding text from a number you don't recognize, it's not actually innocent. It's likely the start of a wrong number scam, which is increasingly being used to steal ...

Text message scams, or "smishing," occurs when fraudsters pretend to be a government agency, bank or other organization and ...

Spokeo details how to avoid falling victim to the wrong number text scam.