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  2. SMS spoofing - Wikipedia

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    SMS spoofing is a technology which uses the short message service (SMS), available on most mobile phones and personal digital assistants, to set who the message appears to come from by replacing the originating mobile number (Sender ID) with alphanumeric text. Spoofing has both legitimate uses (setting the company name from which the message is ...

  3. 6 sneaky scams that could ruin your holiday season

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    The best way to protect yourself from clicking on any malicious links on fake websites or in phishing emails and text messages is to have antivirus protection installed and actively running on all ...

  4. 5 Texting Scams You Must Avoid at All Costs - AOL

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    Unfortunately, the prevalence of text message scams means that your phone isn’t a completely safe space. Worse, fraudsters are getting more creative and skilled in their attempts to scam people ...

  5. Phishing - Wikipedia

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    SMS phishing [27] or smishing [28] [29] is a type of phishing attack that uses text messages from a cell phone or smartphone to deliver a bait message. [30] The victim is usually asked to click a link, call a phone number, or contact an email address provided by the attacker.

  6. Plantation group text messages - Wikipedia

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    In November 2024, shortly following the 2024 United States presidential election, numerous persons of color and or members of the LGBTQ community received racist and homophobic text messages. The messages appear to have been mass-generated by a computer program and contain slight textual variations, frequently addressing the recipient by their ...

  7. Use AOL Official Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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    When you open the message, you'll see the "Official Mail" banner above the details of the message. If you get a message that seems like it's from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't alternatively marked as AOL Certified Mail, it might be a fake email. Make sure you immediately mark it as spam and don't click on any links ...

  8. The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text ...

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    Someone sends a text or WhatsApp message to the target about online jobs. When the target responds, the sender says they’ll need to complete tasks related to topics such as “app optimization ...

  9. Text messaging - Wikipedia

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    Text messaging, or simply texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile phones, tablet computers, smartwatches, desktops/laptops, or another type of compatible computer.