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  2. What is 'smishing'? FBI warns of scam texts ... - AOL

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    NC Quick Pass scam. The FBI said that first reports of the scam began in early March this year. The April 12 alert warned of a scam text message generally formatted like this: ... using fake text ...

  3. That text message about your unpaid tolls may be a scam

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    The FBI said people who have received a scam text should file a complaint with the IC3 and include the number the text was sent from and the website listed in the text. Show comments Advertisement

  4. Beware Text Alert Scams This Holiday Season: 4 Tips To ...

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    According to the FBI, it’s non-payment or non-delivery scams like these that end up costing Americans a total of more than $337 million during the holidays. ... Rather than responding to a text ...

  5. Sick of those scam text messages? What you can do - AOL

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    Scammers are getting more advanced every day. From a simple text that says, "track your package with this link," to a message that promises to help pay off loans or give you a coupon code, there ...

  6. Operation Trojan Shield - Wikipedia

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    The FBI could then decrypt the messages with a private key associated with the message, without ever needing physical access to the devices. [ 5 ] [ 11 ] The devices also had a fixed identification number assigned to each user, allowing messages from the same user to be connected to each other.

  7. FBI MoneyPak Ransomware - Wikipedia

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    The FBI MoneyPak Ransomware, also known as Reveton Ransomware, is a ransomware that starts by purporting to be from a national police agency (like the American Federal Bureau of Investigation) and that they have locked the computer or smartphone due to "illegal activities" and demands a ransom payment via GreenDot MoneyPak cards in order to release the device.

  8. 5 New Texting Scams To Watch Out For - AOL

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    Scammers are trying harder than ever to take advantage of unwitting victims via text message scams. According to "The RoboKiller Report: 2022 Mid-Year Phone Scam Insights," more than 147 billion...

  9. Scareware - Wikipedia

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    You have spyware!" or a box containing similar text, and have even forced the screensaver to change to "bugs" crawling across the screen. [14] Winwebsec is the term usually used to address the malware that attacks the users of Windows operating system and produces fake claims similar to that of genuine anti-malware software. [15]