KHON2

Stay alert: Another scam text poses as MVD

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The city warned residents of another text scam going around. For the second time in February, a text message claiming “Important Notice from Hawaii MVD” stated that a traffic ticket ...
Vulture

I Need Tommy Lee Jones to Read Margaret Qualley’s Text-Message Manifesto

Margaret Qualley spends most of her new Vanity Fair cover story being guarded — she doesn’t want to talk too much about her husband, Jack Antonoff; her mother, Andie MacDowell; or the potential names ...
Newsweek

1600 Fans: Let’s Chat Via Text Message

Hey gang, Carlo here. As Newsweek's Director of Politics and Culture, I have one of the coolest jobs in the "mainstream media." My bosses have given me carte blanche to create a morning newsletter ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Federal judge will let Marimar Martinez release text messages sent by Border Patrol agent who shot her

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KTVZ

‘Don’t take the bait!’: Latest text message scams target ODOT, DMV; here’s what to watch out for

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A new year brings another set of phishing text messages making the rounds from scammers falsely claiming to be from ODOT and DMV. "Don’t take the bait!" the agency warning in a ...
WGAL

Toll text message scams resurface with new twist

US A NEW TWIST ON THESE POTENTIALLY COSTLY MESSAGES. LAST YEAR, NEWS EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE REPORTED ON TURNPIKE TEXT MESSAGE SCAMS MANY TIMES, BUT IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO, WE’VE HEARD FROM A SURPRISING ...
ZDNet

This IRS text message scam keeps fooling people - 3 ways security experts avoid it

Messages that claim you're due a tax refund are scams. The scammers want your bank account or Social Security number. Don't respond to the message. Instead, report it and then delete it. Most of us ...
app.com

NJ MVC traffic ticket text message scam is back

Users once again are reporting getting texts from the "DMV" and "MVC" warning them of outstanding traffic tickets. t's a scam, which now has entered its second year. The scam text messages have been ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it

Did you get this text from Verizon about *** $20 credit? This one is real. Here's what's going on. So after an outage knocked out service for customers nationwide, Verizon now says it's going to give ...
WLWT

That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it

Yes, the Verizon $20 credit text is real. Here's how to verify it and claim it safely. Yes, the Verizon $20 credit text is real. Here's how to verify it and claim it safely. Yes, the Verizon $20 ...
PC World

Never reply to these text messages! How to spot SMS cost traps

PCWorld explains how to identify SMS cost traps that use urgent language and fake prizes to trick recipients into calling premium-rate numbers or replying to texts. These scams matter because ...