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What Is a Smishing Text? Understanding the Rising Threat of SMS Phishing Scams
What is a smishing text? Learn how SMS phishing scams work, how to spot them, and the best ways to protect yourself from ...
The sneaky E-Z Pass toll scam you need to watch out for
The Ohio Turnpike issued a warning on YouTube about EZ Pass fraud in March. The scammers have reportedly used AI to change ...
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What Is Smishing and How Can You Guard Against It?
The FBI has alerted smartphone users nationwide to delete fake texts pretending to be from toll road services, delivery companies, or government agencies, saying the smishing scam is moving state to ...
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What Is a Smishing Scam and How to Stay Safe
Recently, several state and federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Internal Revenue Service, have warned against the rise of smishing, the SMS version of phishing ...
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What is smishing? FBI issues new warning about E-ZPass text scam. Here's what to know
Smishing combines SMS — or short message service — and phishing, which generally pertains to attacks on the internet, email or websites. Scammers are targeting E-ZPass users nationwide with a ...
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Be Alert to Investor Risks from SMS Phishing Scams
Though the term smishing comes from a combination of the words phishing and SMS, these scams can also be conducted through other messaging platforms such as iMessage, Google Messages and ...
A massive SMS toll fee scam is sweeping the US – here’s how to stay safe, according to the FBI
A widespread SMS scam is targeting thousands of smartphone users in the US. Fraudsters are sending bogus texts demanding ...