A News 8 viewer's experience with a realistic text message over the weekend raises important questions about distinguishing ...

A Philadelphia-based cybersecurity researcher has traced many of the text message scams about unpaid tolls to China.

David Gonzalez Jr., left, Jack Sullivan and Elijah Heacock were victims of similar sextortion schemes that ended in tragedy. Photo: Lauren Glass, Jim Sullivan, Shannon Heacock ...

ComReg chairman Garrett Blaney said: “The SMS sender ID registry is just one of a number of interventions introduced by ComReg to help mitigate the scourge of scam phone calls and text messages.

New ‘scam likely’ warning on text messages & bid to block all dodgy messages THIS YEAR amid Irish business SMS registry The new system is designed to cut out fake IDs so that Irish consumers ...

From next month, companies that use mass-texting services and that haven’t registered with the telecoms regulator will see their SMS texts to customers labelled as “likely scam”.

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The best advice: Any unknown message that arrives with a URL is probably a scam. If it says you need to reply to activate the URL, it is 99.9 percent certain to be a scam. (Or a badly run business.) ...

Security Mobile messaging scam FBI issues new alert over phishing SMS scam about unpaid road tolls If they're asking for money, it's probably a "smishing" scam By Alfonso Maruccia March 25, 2025 ...

Called a smishing scam, fraudsters ping potential victims via text message saying there's an unpaid balance. The fake notices also inject a sense of urgency to hit the provided link and settle up ...

The register is set to launch in late 2025, with a pilot SMS Sender ID Register operating as a stopgap in the meantime, according to Australia’s minister for communications, Michelle Rowland.

As with any smishing or phishing scam, the best way to stay safe is to practice caution. If you receive an unexpected SMS about unpaid toll fees, there’s a good chance it’s a scam.