RICHMOND, Va. — Have you recently received a text claiming you owe money for unpaid tolls? The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) says this is a scam. Also known as "smishing," scammers have ...

Smishing texts impersonating toll agencies have resurfaced, targeting people for money and possibly identity theft. The texts use threatening language, warning of final notices and severe penalties.

Black students at Indiana University have received racist text messages telling them they’ve been “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation” in the days since the election — part of an ...