CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A text message claiming to be from the Michigan Secretary of State is making the rounds — and officials say it's a scam. The message reads: "Michigan Secretary of State ...

If you got a text from PennDOT, it’s fake. But you aren’t the only one getting scam texts. A scheme targeting Pennsylvanians claims through text that the recipient has unpaid traffic tickets. The ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - A scam involving a fake text from Mississippi’s “DMV” is circulating again. Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell says the first clue the text is ...

Philadelphia Courts officials issued a consumer fraud warning about a text messaging scam accusing recipients of failing to pay road toll violations on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and requesting penalty ...

Have you received a text from the DMV falsely claiming you have an unpaid traffic citation recently? The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles says it's a scam. The circulating message states that ...

When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences picks its top film (a little something called “Best Picture”) next Sunday at the Oscars, the group’s sprawling membership will seal the fate of one ...

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about the Department of Homeland Security, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, “Well, Secretary Noem, we still ...

Detroit's 36th District Court and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel have issued warnings about a text message scam that's making the rounds, urging consumers to be on alert. Separately, 36th ...

In the spring of 2024, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales was in the midst of a bruising primary campaign, fighting to hang onto his congressional seat. But politics was not on his mind when he began trading ...

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The alert caused confusion and concern among residents, who checked for leaks and flooded city phone lines. A city official explained the texts were triggered by increased water use, including from ...

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