CHICAGO -- The text message is clear: Scammers want to steal from you in a new way. For the second year in a row, spam texts have outnumbered spam calls. According to the annual RoboKiller Phone Spam ...

Many of us get spam calls. But, we met a Montgomery County woman whose situation reached a whole new level. “I’m getting ...

The Federal Trade Commission says scam calls always spike this time of year during open enrollment. If you are tired of ...

Your phone rings, the number is unknown but you pick up in case it’s a doctor’s office or your child’s school – only to find it’s a debt-reduction offer or bogus info about how you won a free cruise.

"I think Florida, once again, is very high in terms of the rankings of all states that receive the most fraudulent phone ...

Text messages that come to your phone as spam messages are a nuisance at best and a risk to your personal security at worst. But somewhere in between lies a unique type of spam text message that ...

Spam calls from telemarketers and loan agents can be a constant nuisance. Fortunately, both Android and iPhone users can ...

Eight consumer groups have complained that mobile phone providers should not be allowed to block text messages from political groups and advertisers Eight consumer and public-interest groups filed a ...

Public Knowledge, Free Press, and others urge FCC to establish rules preventing mobile carriers from blocking text messages from competitors and political groups The U.S. Federal Communications ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission voted on Wednesday to clarify that wireless carriers have the authority to block unwanted or spam text messages, but Democrats warned the ...