If you're a Duke Energy customer, the company is warning you to be wary of a scam text regarding a scheduled power outage.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears to ...

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 ...

First, it was phony parking tickets, then toll road scams, now scammers are at it again with an all-new, all-bad DMV text scam. The unfortunate popularity of this latest grift has caused states from ...

A phishing text message appears on the screen of a phone. Phishing remains a tactic employed by cybercriminals. Scammers send unsolicited emails, texts, or calls impersonating legitimate companies to ...

The Attorney General’s Office warns that recipients of text messages claiming a $2,000 tariff rebate check is waiting are scams. Idaho Statesman file kgreen@idahostatesman.com If you recently received ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Many people are getting emails and text messages this time of year about holiday deliveries, bank accounts or urgent problems — but not all of them are real. Consumer experts warn ...

(WREX) — An Illinois official is warning residents about a holiday scam. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is asking Illinoisans to be wary of fraudulent text messages claiming they owe ...

TULSA, Okla. — 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 ...

SOUTHGATE, Mich. (WXYZ) — A new phishing scam is targeting people who have iPhones or use Apple Pay or Apple Cash. A woman from Southgate received a text about an ...