MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning of a text messaging scam that's been making the rounds. The BBB says they have been receiving reports from people in ...

The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is warning residents of a new phishing text message scheme.Officials said they started to receive reports that messages being sent nationally are also being ...

Nowadays, we regularly receive dozens of these texts from unknown numbers. But these innocuous greetings often have a sinister goal. These unsolicited texts to mobile numbers are often part of ...

Q: Why am I suddenly getting lots of weird, random texts from strangers asking if they know me? A: If you’re receiving vague text messages from numbers you don’t recognize saying something like, “Hi, ...

Consumer Reports found a 50 percent increase in text scam attempts from 2024 to 2025. The spam messages often come from random phone numbers, either claiming you have an overdue payment, claiming to ...

On an Android phone, you can disable all potential spam messages from Google's Messages app. Tap the profile icon in the ...