It’s known as “smishing” — the colloquial term for texting people while purporting to be legitimate but only seeking money or sensitive data, or to wreak havoc with a computer device. The term marries “short message service,” or SMS, and phishing. Phishing, sort of a cousin of smishing, involves the same tactics using emails. (Read More)
How to Spot Scam Texts on Your Smartphone
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