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 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 ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — WhatsApp users, be warned! Criminals could give you a call to see if you’re ready to be ripped off. The latest scam involving the messaging app starts with a phone call from an ...

In impersonation scams, criminals pretend to be someone you know, a friend, colleague, or family member. They may claim they’ve changed their phone number or that they’re in urgent trouble and need ...

Meta on Tuesday introduced new scam detection features for its messaging apps, WhatsApp and Messenger, as part of its broader initiative to crack down on online scams that target older people. The ...