Find out if it's possible to block spam calls for good. Just when we thought phone calls were a dying breed, scammers made it clear they had other ideas. Suddenly, our cell phones started ringing off ...

It's the holidays, so my phone is abuzz with messages. The problem is, most of the texts I'm receiving aren't from family and friends. Instead, I'm inundated with offers for tax prep assistance, back ...

T-Mobile and Sprint customers are about to be bothered a whole lot less. Beginning today and continuing over the rest of the month, T-Mobile is rolling out new anti-scam protections so robocalls, ...

The phone rings, and as soon as you say hello, the person on the other end starts babbling about saving money on car insurance. Don’t say anything! They could be recording your voice, which they’ll ...

Wouldn't it be nice if you could block all robocalls before you even have the chance to pick them up? Wireless carriers continue to improve their technology to stop unwanted calls, but a record number ...

The pandemic has had an impact on a great many things in the past year, including the volume of robocalls. Believe it or not, they’re actually on the decline, helped by the effects of COVID-19 ...

Have you ever got those annoying texts from unknown numbers, and sometimes, with restricted names that talk about random things like winning a promotion, lotteries, and the like? The Federal ...

Our Verify team is committed to giving you the facts on those viral claims you see online. If you're like most people, you probably fume when you get those pesky scam calls to your phone. However, a ...

Scam text messages are plaguing the users over the past years. Despite several mitigation measures that they can do, some people still fall into this trap. This week, Telstra announced that its ...

When an unknown number rings on a phone screen in Britain, the probability that it’s a spam or scam call is more than a third, according to call-blocking firm Hiya. Some 31% of calls not from someone ...

Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this story did not include AT&T's latest robocall-blocking security software, ActiveArmor. Remember back in the day when your phone rang, and you ...