According to Robokiller, Americans received 19.2 billion spam and scam texts in April 2025 alone — that comes out to about 63 spam texts for every person. There’s only one group of people who don’t ...

The MTA is projected to lose $900 million in revenue in 2025 despite measures put in place to prevent fare and toll evasion, ...

A rise in text messages telling people they have unpaid toll fees is emerging as the latest iteration of a ballooning form of fraud. It's called "smishing" — a portmanteau of "phishing," the practice ...

Recipients of the fraudulent text messages may be told they have an outstanding traffic ticket or a toll fee, according to the district clerk's website.

A fiscal watchdog group found that deterrence measures are starting to have an impact on the practice, which has surged since ...

The MTA’s $918 million loss to subway and bus fare evasion in 2024 was triple the $305 million lost in 2019 prior to the ...