Phone - Nowadays, messaging from cellphone has been attack by text scammers tricking to get your personal data and money, pretending to be this and that.Their only intention is to get something from you, particularly - Money.
"Scammers use technology to attempt to trick people who send text messages." (Sky News)
"Messaging scams usually attempt to coax victims into clicking on a link or calling a number to disclose personal or financial information.Fraudsters also use technology to make their number appear on a person's phone as the name of an organisation, making their fraudulent text scam official." (Sky News)
"Often the messages will attempt to alarm you,claiming that you need to act urgently or face serious consequences." (Financial Fraud Action UK)
"Facebook Messenger was the second most common platform for messaging scams,with 16% of users having received a fraudulent message in the last six months.This was followed by 10% of WhatsApp users." (Sky News)
The most common advised to text scams is don't reply or do not reply.
Saturday, August 18, 2018
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