People nationwide are being alerted of an ongoing text message scam in which recipients receive fake text messages claiming they owe money for unpaid tolls. In California, the texts may be fake ...

(TNS) — Officials continue to warn of smishing scams intended to steal people's personal information. The FBI alerted smartphone users nationwide to delete fake text messages pretending to be from ...

WXIN/WTTV – While email phishing is still one of the primary ways scammers target victims, more con artists are switching to “smishing” through text messages in order to hook their victims. Scam texts ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With the advent of smartphones comes the possibility of getting scammed by way of text message. That’s exactly the thing that the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is warning ...

The scam text messages follow a similar pattern: You need to pay an outstanding toll road fee, or a parcel can’t be properly delivered, they say. “The USPS package arrived at the warehouse but could ...

If you owe money for tolls, you're unlikely to get a text about it. But scam text messages are hitting cellphones across the nation telling customers to pay up. Don't click the link. Don't copy the ...

Californians may receive a text message claiming they owe money for unpaid tolls, and the text may appear as from FasTrak, an electronic toll collection system. The scam is designed to deceive drivers ...