The year 2026 is almost here, and with the new year comes a new wave of scams that could potentially drain your bank account. From Amazon texts to QR codes, these scams are something experts all over ...

Scammers are getting faster, smarter, and more ruthless—and thanks to AI, 2026 may be their most profitable year yet. Here's ...

Illinois Secretary of State Giannoulias warns against holiday text scams pretending to suspend vehicle registration or ...

Phone scams aren’t the only threat anymore — scam text messages (also called “smishing”) are exploding in frequency and in financial damage. According to recent FTC data, Americans lost over $470 ...

The Illinois Department of Revenue is warning taxpayers throughout the state about a new nationwide text message scam. The scam involves seemingly urgent texts appearing to originate from state ...

You’re in the middle of something when your phone pings — a text from an unknown number. Is it real, or another scam? A new Consumer Reports survey finds texting and messaging scams have jumped 50% in ...

AI-powered scams are number four on our top scams list for 2025. Scammers use short audio clips found on social media to ...

Scam texts relating to tolls and deliveries have made Chinese scammers billions. US-based mules are paid to max out credit cards digitally cloned from stolen data. The luxury goods purchased with ...

In recent months, scammers have been targeting Hoosiers with a variety of text messages impersonating the BMV. Previously, fraudulent messages referred to the “DMV,” but scammers have now altered the ...