A new phishing scam seems to be popping up every month, which can make it hard to stay alert. While some of these scams are more obvious than others, it can be particularly confusing when you’re the ...
SEATTLE — If you receive a text message requesting payment for outstanding toll charges, assume it’s a scam. The volume of these fake messages has surged since Checkbook first warned about them in ...
A popular text message scam continues to rear its ugly head on phones across the U.S., demanding money from consumers for fake unpaid tolls. These texts generally try to impersonate the toll service ...
QUINCY – My turn to receive the latest fraudulent "smishing" scam arrived at 9:27 a.m. Sunday when a text message appeared on my iPhone. It told me that I owed money for unpaid tolls on state highways ...
Apple's Messages app has a built-in safeguard to prevent links or phone numbers in unsolicited messages on iPhones from being clickable, and now scammers are trying to trick the unwary into enabling ...
A few weeks ago, I received a random text, seemingly from Apple, that said my Apple ID had been compromised and there were new charges on my account. The text included a convenient link to log in and ...
Text messages continue to be sent to SunPass customers, warning them to pay unpaid tolls. Do NOT click on a link if you receive a text message about an unpaid SunPass toll. SunPass does not ask ...
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An SMS scam targeting road tolls has resurfaced, claiming people owe money for unpaid bills. An example of the scam text people may receive reads as follows: "Pay your FastTrak Lane tolls by February ...