This past Wednesday January 14, Verizon customers experienced an outage Across America. Here is what you need to know about Verizon's $20 statement credit, and what the scammers are trying to do.

We received this smishing attempt from the Florida Department of Revenue, but the scammers forgot that there is no state income tax in Florida for most of us.

Common smishing scams include a social engineering component: Asking you simple questions to engage you. Be careful!