Your phone already has powerful spam protection tools—you just need to activate them. We show you how on iPhone and Android.

We've all received a call or text from a number we don't recognize. But beyond the occasional wrong number or pocket-dial situation, many of these are spam calls that fortunately can be stopped.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Nearly 1-in-3 Americans report receiving job offer scams via text and email. Employment scams alone rose 60% in one month this summer, with $12 billion lost to fraud each year.

Mario Tama / Getty Images DMVs across the country are warning drivers of a new batch of fake, phishing text messages, designed to scam respondents out of their personal and financial information. But ...

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Robocalls are a daily nuisance, but there are simple and free ways to stop them.Your smartphone has built-in features to fight back. On iPhones, go to Settings, scroll to Phone, and activate "Silence ...

No, you don’t have to pay toll fees, you haven’t missed a court date, the cartel is not threatening you and you don’t owe postage fees for a delivery. However, that won’t stop scammers from flooding ...

No, you don’t owe any toll fees and you won’t face penalties or legal action if you fail to pay them, but that won’t stop the crooks from flooding your inbox. A wave of scam texts masquerading as ...