Receive This Amazon Text? Experts Warn It’s a Dangerous Phishing Scam

Experts are warning Amazon customers about a new phishing scam being sent through text message. The text mimics an Amazon ...
WGAL

Better Business Bureau has tips on how to tell a real text message from a scam

SIDE. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROACH SHOWS YOU HOW TO SPOT A FAKE. FOLKS, I’VE BEEN TELLING YOU FOR YEARS THAT SCAMMERS LIKE TO TRY TO TRICK YOU BY SENDING A FAKE TEXT MESSAGE, AND IT JUST KEEPS ...
WPTV-TV

SunPass warns drivers about fake text messages seeking payment

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — SunPass is warning drivers about fake text messages claiming their tolls are overdue. An email sent to customers Thursday morning alerted customers to a phishing scam. "To our ...
WSB-TV

Georgia Peach Pass warns users of fake text messages out to get their personal information

ATLANTA — The Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority is warning Peach Pass users about fake text messages out to steal their private information. The SRTA says they have been contacted by several ...

FOX5 Investigates Scam of the Week: Criminals target Verizon customers with fake refund texts after network outage

Scammers are targeting Verizon customers with fake text messages promising refunds from last month’s network outage.
Yahoo

Drivers are now getting fake text alerts scamming them out of money — why this scheme works in the US

Welcome to the golden age of scam, Time magazine declared last fall. Even the most skeptical of cynics is vulnerable to falling victim to today’s sophisticated scams. And as more and more American ...
USA Today

What to do if you've been scammed by one of those fake toll road or DMV texts

If you paid up or attempted to pay after receiving a scam text, call your card issuer. Make sure to call the number on the back of your debit card or credit card that you've used. If you initiate a ...
Yahoo

What is a smishing text? See examples as a text message scam targets people over unpaid tolls

People nationwide are being alerted of an ongoing text message scam in which recipients receive fake text messages claiming they owe money for unpaid tolls. In California, the texts may be fake ...
WFTV

Florida troopers warn drivers about new fake text scams

ORLANDO, Fla. — For months, Channel 9 has reported on scam texts targeting drivers over fake unpaid tolls. Now, a new text scam is making the rounds, threatening to suspend your driver’s license. A ...
Transport Topics

Text Message Scammers Seek Fake Toll Fees in Multiple States

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The FBI and tolling operators across the nation are issuing warnings about “smishing” text message scams being sent randomly to ...
AOL

How to identify a fake text message: Online skills 101

Quick question: How long does it take you to look at an email after you receive it? Okay, now how about a text message? For most, it's no contest; we check our emails when we get around to it, but ...