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’ ...

Your phone rings, the number is unknown but you pick up in case it’s a doctor’s office or your child’s school – only to find it’s a debt-reduction offer or bogus info about how you won a free cruise.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio has it the worst when it comes to spam and scam calls and messages. The Buckeye State is ranked the No. 1 worst state in the ...

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 ...

When Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, the update included a call screening feature to help block spam calls to your iPhone, and it can screen texts from unknown senders to keep your inbox spam free.

Keep messages from unknown numbers away from your inbox and out of sight. When Apple released iOS 26 in September 2025, the ...

Recent data suggests that Americans receive more than 642 million spam texts every day as of December 2025, according to the spam text and call blocking app Robokiller. That means that every second in ...

Unwanted, unsolicited marketing emails, texts and instant messages feel like an unavoidable fact of modern life. But there are actually legal restrictions on spamming that apply to every business ...

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 ...