Fake Robinhood security texts about external wallet links go out in bulk to random phone numbers, not indicating actual ...

At least that's an experience several Verizon users have documented in a chat thread on the company's community forum. A Verizon user started a thread about the strange phenomenon over the past ...

Before replying to a cute Valentine's message, make sure it isn't a scammer trying to steal your cash.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Wrong Phone Number’ Scams Are on the Rise - Kostenko Maxim / Shutterstock.com If you've received an innocent-sounding text from a ...

Some Verizon customers are reportedly receiving an unusual flurry of spam text messages. The reason they're so unusual is that the texts appear to be coming from the recipient's own phone number.

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec An increasing number of seemingly random and innocuous texts are hitting Apple and Android ...

TEMPORARY LOCATIONS. IT STARTS WITH A STRANGE TEXT MESSAGE FROM SOMEONE. YOU DO NOT KNOW. IT MAY SEEM LIKE A MISTAKE, BUT IT COULD BE A LITTLE MORE SINISTER. IT COULD BE THE START OF A SCAM. WE’VE ...

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 ...