Messages claiming you're due a tax refund are sent by scammers spoofing the IRS and other tax agencies. The FTC has some advice in time for tax season.

A few weeks ago, I woke up to an early morning text message on my smartphone. It wasn’t my editor or a needy friend in a different time zone. It was a message from myself. “Free Msg: Your bill is paid ...

Spam texts and calls can be annoying. The newest scam has some Verizon customers doing double takes with their phones when they see a text from their own number. On Tuesday, Verizon explained "bad ...

Verizon customers have been receiving a spam text message seemingly from their own cell phone number. Paul Sakuma AP Verizon users have been startled to receive a suspicious text promising them a free ...

Update: Verizon spokesperson Richard Young commented on the situation in an email to The Verge: “Verizon is aware that bad actors are sending spam text messages to some customers which appear to come ...