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Learn to spot fake bank text messages with five warning signs of Chase phishing scams, including suspicious links and urgent ...
One particular kind of text scam resulted in a median loss of $3,000 in 2022, according to the FTC: a text from someone impersonating your bank, instructing you to reply with a “Yes” or “No ...
Have you gotten a text message with a too-good-to-be-true job offer? It could be a scam. NBC10 Responds looks at this recent rise in text scams and the red flags to look out for.
Did your bank just text you an alert about fraudulent transactions? Careful – the fraud alert itself may be a scam. According to a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data analysis, the past year ...
In the past few years, copycat banks, phony gifts, and fake-out package deliveries were the scams du jour, but 2023 saw a new contender: the wrong number text scam.
A popular text message scam continues to rear its ugly head on phones across the U.S., demanding money from consumers for fake unpaid tolls. These texts generally try to impersonate the toll ...
Text messages that are supposedly sent by the IRS or other government agencies are also common scams. Scammers will typically impersonate agents through texts and calls in order to persuade ...
What to do if you get the scam Indeed text. First and foremost, do not click any links or communicate with the scammers. They're looking to steal your info or trick you into sending money, ...
No. 2 scam of the year. Our No. 2 scam for 2024 drops down a spot from last year because consumers have become more familiar with shipping scam text messages.
What the unpaid toll scam texts look like. The language in the scam text may vary by location. One scam message from Florida read: "Please pay your toll in Florida by January 21, 2025.
Whether you’ve fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there’s no reason to feel embarrassed—according to the FTC, text message scams ...