Ohio officials are warning of fake texts claiming unpaid tolls and parking fines. Here's how to spot and report the scam.

A new text scam is asking recipients to pay for their tolls using a QR Code. The text alleges to be from the Traffic Division ...

The fraudulent messages demand immediate payment and often threaten court action to pressure victims into responding.

Fulton County officials are warning about fraudulent text messages requesting immediate payments for fake toll violations.

It starts with a ping. You’re in the middle of your day when a text pops up that there’s a problem with your package delivery, or a missed toll payment. These messages look very convincing, but ...

The Franklin County Municipal Court is warning people about a new scam. The court says people have been receiving texts with notices telling them they have an unpaid parking ticke ...

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles has received reports of a potential texting scam targeting Ohio residents from scammers claiming to be officials from the state of Ohio — again. Residents have ...

Every week, I receive a handful of text messages that are quite clearly scams. Some are about past-due toll road payments. Some mention a Coinbase withdrawal code. Others reference job offers for ...

Google is pretty good about adding protections against phishing texts and other scams. Look what it did with the Circle to Search feature on Android devices.

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McAfee’s latest Scam Detector update focuses on stopping scams before you click, scan, or reply. Real-time QR code scanning is a major upgrade, helping users avoid fake login pages and malware-filled ...

As a rule of thumb, if you receive an unsolicited text, especially one claiming to include a security code, it's likely part of a phishing scheme. Such is the case with a recent spate of unprompted ...