(TNS) — Officials continue to warn of smishing scams intended to steal people's personal information. The FBI alerted smartphone users nationwide to delete fake text messages pretending to be ...

Recently, several state and federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Internal Revenue Service, have warned against the rise of smishing, the SMS version of phishing.

Smishing is a type of phishing scam that works through text messages. The name comes from a mix of "SMS" and "phishing," since scammers use fake messages to trick people into giving away personal ...

Here's how to avoid the increased road toll collection services scam Getty The FBI is issuing a public warning about what to do amid widespread reports of “smishing” texts that seek to scam ...

Officials continue to warn of smishing scams intended to steal people's personal information. The FBI alerted smartphone users nationwide to delete fake text messages pretending to be from toll ...

In a new warning, the FBI says scammers are moving state to state with new "smishing" or "spoofing" text messages that claim the recipient owes money for unpaid tolls with common phrases noted ...