BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of an increase in phone and text message scams impersonating the sheriff’s office targeting Kern County residents.

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The text claims a recent Amazon order was recalled and links to a very real-looking (but fake) sign-in page. Recall messages ...

You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears to have contacted you by mistake? Though you may be tempted to respond, ...

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE HAS THE ANSWER. A VIEWER NAMED CHARLES JUST SENT ME THIS TEXT MESSAGE THROUGH EMAIL. HE POINTED OUT THERE WERE NO MISSPELLINGS, AND SOME OF THE OTHER TELLTALE SIGNS ...

"These scammers flood phones with these texts, hoping to trick unsuspecting [people] into handing over their personal ...

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — Snohomish County residents are being warned by the Sheriff's Office about a surge in phone and text scams that have already cost victims thousands of dollars. Detectives ...

Lyon County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a text message scam that allows the scammer "complete control of their ...

Taiwan recorded about 25 million scam calls and text messages last year, a 36.97 percent drop from a year earlier and the steepest decline among Asian countries, a Taiwanese tech company said ...