You're not alone feeling inundated by text scams - 2 News Oklahoma's Cathy Tatom listens to why it appears there are more than ever filling up out phones in 2025.

The year 2026 is almost here, and with the new year comes a new wave of scams that could potentially drain your bank account.

Holiday scam robocalls and robotexts are surging nationwide, with scammers posing as charities, delivery services, and ...

Every week, I receive a handful of text messages that are quite clearly scams. Some are about past-due toll road payments. Some mention a Coinbase withdrawal code. Others reference job offers for ...

(CR) — 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 ...

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

Texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent in the past year, with young adults experiencing the sharpest rise of any age group. That’s one of several important findings in the ...

Consumer Reports found a 50 percent increase in text scam attempts from 2024 to 2025. The spam messages often come from random phone numbers, either claiming you have an overdue payment, claiming to ...

CHATHAM, BRYAN, LIBERTY COUNTIES, Ga. (WTOC) - Jury duty and warrant scams are spreading across our area, according to multiple city officials. In a social media post on October 27, 2025, the Bryan ...

Scammers are constantly finding new ways to trick people. While older tactics like phishing emails and impersonating government agencies to steal credentials are becoming easier to spot, bad actors ...

FRANKLIN, Ind. — Pastor Diana Thompson leads her congregation during communion at Tabernacle Christian Church in Franklin in Johnson County. This part of the service is one of the most sacred moments ...

An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google’s Scam Detection feature is coming to chat apps. The feature will display scam detection alerts in chat app notifications. It’s possible that ...