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 ...

DISGUISE. HERE’S CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR. BRIAN ROCHE. SO YOU GET A TEXT MESSAGE FROM SOMEONE THAT YOU DON’T KNOW THAT READS SOMETHING LIKEHI TS. HEY, IS THIS JOHN? IT’S AMANDA. WE CHATTED ON TINDER ...

JORGENSEN REPORTING. NEWS 8 ON YOUR SIDE TONIGHT A NEW WARNING JUST ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ABOUT A NEW KIND OF TEXT MESSAGE SCAM. IT’S A MESSAGE THAT SEEMS PRETTY IMPORTANT TO ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Republished on August 12 with new text message attack warnings. American smartphones are under attack from malicious text messages. This industrial scale campaign is driven by organized criminal gangs ...