In May 2018, social media users began reporting a new Target gift card scam in the form of a viral message that typically read something along the lines of "Text TARGET to 83361 and claim a free ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Real time text alerts can be crucial to fighting credit and debit card fraud. Fraudulent charges can rack up fast, so if you don't have text alerts on your phone you could be in ...

You know those text messages that say you've received a $1,000 gift card to Best Buy or Walmart? Your heart skips a beat and you think, "This is my lucky day!" But a nanosecond later, you realize — ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tis the season of giving and receiving gifts, and that means new holiday scams are flooding your email and text messages. There is no better time than the holidays for thieves to fool ...

AND THERE ARE SIGNS DIRECTING YOU TO THE DETOUR. EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE TONIGHT WITH A WARNING FROM STATE ABOUT A POSSIBLE SCAM WITH SNAP BENEFIT CARDS. THE STATE SAYS PEOPLE ARE GETTING A TEXT LIKE THE ...

Lots of tempting offers we see online but sometimes it's hard to know what's real or fake. So that's where the WUSA9 Verify team comes in. Like this offer people are sharing on Facebook: It says all ...

One simple technological solution could help level the playing field between cardholders and credit card companies and put money back into families’ budgets. Text messages—or a similarly rapid ...

Skimming devices that crooks install inside fuel station gas pumps frequently rely on an embedded Bluetooth component allowing thieves to collect stolen credit card data from the pumps wirelessly with ...

When Brinn Williams got a text message from her daughter's school director on April 6, 2022, she was not prepared for what was about to be shared. "The minute her school texted, I was like, 'Oh no, ...