A text message claiming to be from the Michigan Secretary of State is making the rounds — and officials say it's a scam.

Texts alleging unpaid fines might be a scam, and here's how you can spot them before you share your private information.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears to ...

A new scam text is making the rounds in Rhode Island. This time, through fake unpaid parking tickets.

The issue seems to be on the rise as this month, officials have issued warnings about the scams in Indiana, Maryland and Michigan.

Richmond's Commonwealth's Attorney is warning residents about a scam text message circulating that includes a fake court ...

The Amarillo Police Department issued an advisory Tuesday morning about reported scam text messages in which community members have been falsely told they need to pay for a traffic ticket.

DATA WAS COMPROMISED. YOU’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING WHEN YOUR PHONE PINGS. IT’S A TEXT FROM AN UNKNOWN NUMBER. OF COURSE. IS IT REAL OR ANOTHER SCAM? A NEW CONSUMER REPORTS SURVEY FINDS THAT TECH ...

(CR) — 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 ...