Something you can be sure of when it comes to scams and swindles is that the methods used to try to part you from your data, your money, or both are constantly changing—which of course makes it more ...

Black Americans across the United States received racist text messages Wednesday and Thursday telling them they were selected to be enslaved and sent to work on a cotton plantation, The Columbus ...

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 ...

Most scam texts are easy to spot, but this one feels different. At first glance, the message looks polished and uses official branding that signals credibility. It also includes technical details that ...

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 ...

It feels rare to go several days without a new scam from an unknown number lighting up your phone screen. One trick con artists have been up to lately involves sending their targets random, harmless ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- U.S. employers cut more jobs last month than any February since 2009. That means a growing number of Americans are back on the job hunt, and if you're one of them, you need to ...