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Smishing Is Here - What Is it? Don't Fall for It

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Smishing is here! Don’t fall for it!

Now Cybercriminals are trying to scam you through text messages. How can you avoid them?

We all get spam. But there’s a special form of spam cybercriminals are now using to trick victims into giving up everything from their phone number to their SSN!.

There are some things you can do to avoid becoming a victim.

Smishing, or SMS phishing are similar to standard email phishing scams. The exception? Rather than email, the scammer attempts to trick the potential victim through a text message sent to their phone rather than an email.

Research shows that people consider text messages to have a greater sense of urgency than emails. After all, if you receive a text from someone it has to be important, right?.

Calling a phone number could result in someone talking you into giving up your Social Security number, banking information or even website login information. Click on a link in your text message and it could take you to a fake website intended to make you think it’s from something important like your bank, wireless service provider or sometimes the IRS.

Clicking may riddle you with malware on your phone, but if you actually enter your personal information on such a site, you could be turning it over to criminals who can take over your private accounts.

So how do you avoid smishing?

The best way? Simply ignore any texts you get from numbers you do not recognize. Some scammers spoof their numbers to appear as though the messages are coming from numbers you might recognize. If you’re told to call a number? Don’t do it!

If you believe you may have received a fraudulent text or call, contact your wireless carrier, or the institution the person on the other end of the line claims to represent. From there you can see if you’re being tricked, or you’ve got an actual issue. But chances are, it’s a scam.

Now, if you do happen to open a link via text message, imediately download an anti-malware app for your smartphone and run it immediately to sniff out any threats that you may have inadvertently downloaded.

So remain strong. And, above all, be absolutely sure before opening that text!

www.MenAreSoSmart.com 



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