Simply hitting “STOP” on spam texts isn’t always effective — and definitely not profitable. This is what you can do instead.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If it seems like you’re being inundated with spam calls and texts these days, you’re not alone. There are the text messages about supposed unpaid traffic tickets, those encouraging us ...

AKIKO FUJITA: Well, if you own a phone, you know scams are on the rise, whether it's the phone calls or text messages. So how do you stop them all? We've got Yahoo Finance's Dan Howley here. Can we ...

From a global clothing brand to our biggest bank, companies that don’t follow the rules on sending marketing spam to ...

The Federal Trade Commission released new data showing that Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with text messages in 2024. The agency identified five dominant categories of ...

Spam texts and robocalls have become part of everyday life. For many of us, seeing an unknown number pop up triggers an automatic reflex: hit “mark as spam” and move on. But what really happens after ...

Despite federal crackdowns and growing public awareness, robocalls and SMS spam are becoming increasingly common in certain parts of the country. Driven by evolving scam tactics and opportunistic ...

Google Messages is gaining a new “Unsubscribe” feature to combat spam and other unwanted SMS texts or RCS chats from business senders. “Unsubscribe” is for businesses that send “unwanted messages in ...

TEXAS – Spam calls and texts are a nuisance that everyone faces. If you are constantly dealing with unwanted spam calls and texts, you are not alone. We’ve gotten several messages into ‘2 Helps You’ ...

Officials are investigating an early morning shooting in Poinsett County, Arkansas on Saturday that left a woman in the the hospital and the suspect dead, according to the Poinsett County Sheriff’s ...