New Scam Alert: QR Codes Replace Links in Traffic Ticket Phishing Your email has been sent Scammers are using fake traffic violation texts with QR codes to steal personal and financial data, posing as ...

If you got a sketchy text last year about an unpaid toll or parking ticket, you weren't alone. Those DMV and E-ZPass phishing scams swept across the country in 2025, targeting drivers in states like ...

GEORGIA (WALB) - The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a scam notice circulating in the mail that claims to be from a court regarding a “traffic violation” and urges people to ...

Authorities are warning the public about a scam involving fake court notices that appear to come from the Superior Court of California and demand immediate payment through QR codes or other unofficial ...

A scam text message making the rounds in Wake County is attempting to deceive drivers with phony details about fake traffic violations and an upcoming fake court date. The North Carolina court system ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scam often arrives from a close friend. (Anna Barclay via Getty Images) WhatsApp has taken action against the ‘PIN Code scam’ ...

A warning from the Dallas Police Department highlights a new variation of a familiar scam: text messages that appear to come from municipal courts directing recipients to fraudulent payment links.

The Wayne County, Indiana, Sheriff’s Office wrote in a social media post that they received reports over the weekend about a text message scam. It claims to be from Marion County, Indiana, about a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WBRE/WYOU) — A new helpline from a global nonprofit is using the phone number 867-5309 from the popular 1981 pop song Jenny, by ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Maricopa County judge has sentenced a man for his role in a 2024 scam that prosecutors say stole tens of thousands of dollars from elderly residents across the Valley. Maricopa ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office issued an “urgent consumer alert” about a sophisticated text messaging scam (“smishing”) that is targeting residents in the ...

PG&E says nearly 24,000 customers across its service area reported scam attempts in 2025, with local victims losing money to fraudulent payment demands. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Scammers are ...