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'Smishing' scams target your text messages. Here's how to avoid them

Source: https://usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/saltzman/2017/07/03/delete-suspicious-text-messages-on-your-smartphone/439647001/ - Jul 6, 2017

While the name of this growing threat might sound funny, being a victim of it is no joke.

Similar to a “phishing” scam — where computer users receive an authentic-looking email that appears to be from their bank, Internet Service Provider (ISP), favorite store, or other organization – “smishing” messages are sent to you via SMS (text message) on your mobile phone.

What does the sender want? To defraud you.

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