Robotexts complaints were up 146% last year over the year before, according to the FTC1.
Chances are you have received a text message from an unknown sender – and most likely the message was from a scammer trying to trick you into giving them your sensitive information such as passwords, account numbers, or Social Security numbers. With that information, scammers could gain access to your personal accounts, or they could sell your information to other scammers.
In this article, find out how to identify robotexts, which are also referred to as spam texts and SMS phishing. Learn what you can do about these unwanted text messages and how to report them.
Scammers use a variety of ever-changing schemes, including:
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