Scammers are trying harder than ever to take advantage of unwitting victims via text message scams.
According to “The RoboKiller Report: 2022 Mid-Year Phone Scam Insights,” more than 147 billion robotexts were projected to take place in 2022, a 68% increase from nearly 88 billion scam texts that took place in 2021.
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The increase is fueled by the Federal Communications Commission’s recent efforts to combat spoofed robocalls, which caused scammers to seek a new avenue to defraud victims: texting.
According to the report, California, Florida, Georgia, New York and Texas are the five states that received the largest number of robotexts in the first half of this year. The report states that scammers target states with densely populated cities in order to reach as many people as possible.
However, even if you don’t live in one of those states, it’s important to stay vigilant and never click on a link (or otherwise engage) when you are unsure whether a text you receive is legitimate. Instead, directly contact the company, service or person the text is allegedly from to verify its legitimacy.
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Amazon Text Message Scam
As part of this scam, you’ll receive a text message stating it’s from Amazon. It…
