You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears ...

Whether you've fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there's no reason to feel embarrassed—according to the FTC, text message scams shook ...

JORGENSEN REPORTING. NEWS 8 ON YOUR SIDE TONIGHT A NEW WARNING JUST ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ABOUT A NEW KIND OF TEXT MESSAGE SCAM. IT’S A MESSAGE THAT SEEMS PRETTY IMPORTANT TO ...

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THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION SAYS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO WILL OPEN A TEXT MESSAGE WHEN THEY RECEIVE IT IS AS HIGH AS 98%, AND THOSE ARE GOOD ODDS FOR A SCAMMER. IN FACT, I JUST GOT ONE THIS WEEK ...