Cybersecurity researchers say they’ve alsonoticed a rise in these kinds of scams.
Dubbed smishing, a contraction of SMS and phishing, some texts are clearly spammy.
Either way, they’re dangerous.
Those who do respond are connected to fake bank workers.
The use of fake-bank texts has jumped twentyfold since 2019, the FTC says.
Instead, report the message by forwarding it to 7726 (SPAM).
This is a very bad idea.
If nothing else, it lets the scammer know that you’re a real person.
But don’t worry if you open up a scam text on your phone.
Unless you punch a link or download an attachment, you’re not in danger of being hacked.
Just like the rest of your personal information, the fewer people who have it, the better.
Keep your private info private.Never provide personal or financial information in response to an SMS request.
