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According to the Federal Trade Commission, scammers will send fake text messages to try and trick you into giving them personal information, like a password, account number, or Social Security number.
• Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.
For iPhone: Open the message, tap the sender's name or number, select "Info," then "Block Caller." For Android: Open the message , long-press the conversation , tap the three-dot menu and select ...
Package Delivery Scams. This scam starts with a text message or voicemail saying you need to take action to receive your package. A fake tracking link may be included for you to click to update ...
[14] [5] The scammer usually attempts to obtain a more private method of communication, such as an email or phone number, to build trust with the victim. [4] [15] [5] Because the scammers are working in groups, someone in the group can be online and available to send e-mail or text messages to the victim at any hour. [5]
Call Forwarding Scam involves a fraudster tricking the victim into dialing a specific phone number, which then reroutes all incoming calls and text messages victim receives to the scammer's device. [57] Scammers in-turn intercepts bank messages and OTPs, while the victim remains unaware.
During a PayPal scam, scammers send text messages claiming to be from PayPal to alert you that there is an issue with your account. You will be prompted to either call a phone number or click a ...
Scammers know how to fake a phone number Kerskie describes a scam where a client received a spoof call from what he thought was his daughter’s phone. The caller claimed his daughter was in ...