Text scams hit a record $470 million in losses in 2024, with delivery, job and toll scams accounting for the biggest share.

The watchdog calls for a governmentwide strategy to counter tech-fueled schemes after auditing the FBI, CFPB, FTC and other ...

Law enforcement agencies across the country have posted repeated warnings about the scam. It's a relatively ... that the best ways to avoid a fake toll collection text are to not click on any ...

Despite growing threats from scams, no government-wide strategy currently exists to guide federal agencies’ anti-scam efforts ...

including one purporting to be a collection agency authorized to work on behalf of the turnpike. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is warning of a text scam that demands payment for unpaid tolls.

Texting scams have become commonplace for nearly ... Due to the national scale of the toll collection agency, numbers across the United States were targeted because of the number of E-ZPass ...