Instead, he used his debit card number, which was stored on his phone, for the purchase. But it turned out the Fort Collins, Colorado, man's card wasn't declined after all. It was a scam.

If someone has your credit card information and tries to make a large purchase, your bank might send you a text message, asking to verify it. If an unauthorized person also has your iPhone, they ...

Kern County deputies are warning residents of phone and text message scams demanding payment for fake warrants, missed jury ...

The texts include a link and instruct recipients to reply and open the link. However, officials caution that these messages ...

Instead of responding to the message, you can always try looking up the phone number first. However, if the hackers or scammers spoofed your bank quite well, that number will be the same.