If you get an urgent text message about a package, it's probably a scam. Here's how to tell, and how to avoid getting suckered.

The Division of Motor Vehicles and state Attorney General's Office say a new round of scam text messages have popped up in North Carolina.

Users are pnce again getting texts from the "DMV" and "MVC" warning them of outstanding traffic tickets and threatening ...

Messages claiming you're due a tax refund are sent by scammers spoofing the IRS and other tax agencies. The FTC has some advice for making it safely through tax season.

Scammers are sending text messages pretending to be from the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, officials said ...

The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is warning people about a text scam about tolls. NCDMV says the texts request ...

DATA WAS COMPROMISED. YOU’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING WHEN YOUR PHONE PINGS. IT’S A TEXT FROM AN UNKNOWN NUMBER. OF COURSE. IS IT REAL OR ANOTHER SCAM? A NEW CONSUMER REPORTS SURVEY FINDS THAT TECH ...

Whether posing as banks or toll agencies, scam text messages are on the rise. A new Consumer Reports Cyber Readiness Report found text scam attempts increased by 50% and are growing fastest among Gen ...

Illinois Secretary of State warns of rising DMV text scams targeting residents with false threats of registration suspension ...

Recipients receive texts claiming they need to pay off a traffic ticket, along with a link directing them to an unofficial ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is warning residents after an uptick in DMV text scams claiming to enforce a ...

Text or short message service (SMS) scams decreased significantly by 86.6% in 2025, as scammers shifted to call-based scams ...