The scan is designed to look like a real court notice. When in doubt, stop and verify before you do anything.

The messages–often sent via text or email–try to scare victims into paying bogus fines immediately or risk penalties, court ...

Authorities say the messages may also appear to come from local sheriff’s offices and are designed to look official by using ...

Britt Rosenthal is the public information officer for the DMV & Office of Highway Safety at the Idaho Transportation ...

On March 31, 2026, the Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office addressed a text message scam that residents have recently received.

Texts about phony recalls are hitting cell phones everywhere. What Amazon and others say you need to do.

The fraudulent texts cite a notice of default for a traffic violation, assuring recipients that it has not "entered the ...

The Cook County Clerk is warning people about an ongoing text scam with fake alerts about traffic violations. The messages ...

Law Office of James Medows alerts NY motorists to a highly deceptive text message scam threatening license suspension ...

Utah police agencies are warning the public of a new scam that is plaguing text messages across the state. The scam, a ...

A nationwide scam is targeting Kentuckians, and the governor is offering some information about what to do if it happens to you.

Consumer watchdogs warn that talk of 'tariff refund' checks is giving scammers yet another reason to text, call or email you ...