Receiving a text about a customer refund can seem like good news—until you start to suspect it may simply be a scam. That has ...

Did you get a text from Verizon about a $20 account credit? You're not alone — and you're probably wondering whether it's ...

During this year's holiday season, you may have received text messages regarding failed package deliveries from a number claiming to be from a shipping service. These messages are a common form of ...

Beware of text messages with promises to win or a call to action! Because it is precisely messages like these that repeatedly ...

Have you received a text message urging you to pay a FasTrak fee? It's a scam. The message looks like this: “In order to avoid excessive late fees and potential legal action on statements, please pay ...

Text messages that come to your phone as spam messages are a nuisance at best and a risk to your personal security at worst. But somewhere in between lies a unique type of spam text message that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Text messages are everywhere in our daily lives. They’ve become ...