Although there's a pretty good chance you already have a phone number on your smartphone, your primary number assigned by your carrier isn't your only option for calling and texting. There are ...

Mid-South BBB President and CEO Randy Hutchinson gives tips each week about protecting assets and avoiding scams.

In the long ago era of a few decades ago, the only reliable way to get a phone number was to get it straight from the person you wanted to contact or from the phone book, if they were listed. The ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- Spoof phone calls where the caller ID has the name of a company, but is associated with a fake number, is a common scam. People now need to be on the lookout for spoof calls ...

Cell phones are being bombarded with scam texts. Even just clicking on a malicious link can compromise your personal information. Scam texts typically involve messages that feel urgent, asking you to ...

Your phone displays "No Caller ID" whenever the caller has chosen to hide their phone number from your screen. This differs from "Unknown Caller" or "Private Number," which typically point to ...

It never fails: Just as you sit down to enjoy a nice meal with the family, your phone rings. Sigh. Even more annoying is the fact that a glance at your smartphone screen doesn’t show who’s calling.