Scam texts are one of the oldest means of stealing data, but they are getting more advanced. Here's a breakdown of some of ...

Most other numbers will be in the familiar 10-digit format that's standard in the U.S., as you'd expect from a sender that claims to be U.S.-based. Occasionally, there will be numbers that are ...

Company-sponsored text numbers are different. There’s no area code, no digit spacing. Will the scammers figure out how to make it look like a 4-digit number?

Authentic commercial entities generally send messages from four-, five- or six-digit numbers. The message contains misspelled words that were intended to circumvent the wireless carriers’ spam ...

If the message came from what is known as a short code (five to six digits) instead of a standard 10-digit phone number, there are ways to search for the owner of that shortcode.