ROCHESTER, N.Y. – New York State is set to send out inflation refund checks to millions of residents, but a scam text is circulating that claims recipients need to take action to receive their money.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced that New York State will be issuing inflation refund checks. So many people and families are looking forward to this money but unfortunately so are ...

Jacob Shaul is the kind of rising high school student who spends Saturdays playing chess and devours books by Malcom Gladwell and Angela Duckworth. He can just as readily explain the principles of ...

Spotting what’s real and what’s a rip-off isn’t always easy—but Consumer Reports has tips to help you stay a step ahead.

With the advent of smartphones comes the possibility of getting scammed by way of text message. That’s exactly the thing that ...

Got a text message from USPS about a package that you don’t quite remember ordering? The impulse to click on the link to jog your memory about the delivery or to see why a package you were expecting ...

I received a text message from FedEx telling me they were unable to deliver my package because I needed to sign for it. I was instructed to click on a link to ...

The scam text appears to be from the Harris County District Clerk's Office, either demanding payment for a "toll fee" or a traffic violation. The link in the text takes victims to a fake website where ...