PHONE PHISHING FRENZY: WATCH OUT FOR “SMISHING” SCAMS!

Your phone rings, buzzes, vibrates – constantly vying for your attention. But be careful, because those seemingly harmless text messages could be hiding

a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Enter “smishing,” a cunning scam infiltrating mobile devices, masquerading as legitimate

communication from familiar entities like banks, package delivery services, or even friends.

These swindlers weave alluring tales and urgent warnings, all with the sinister goal of pilfering your personal information and hard-earned cash.

“We see a lot of it with people posturing banks, saying ‘This is Chase Bank, there is a hold on your account due to a security breach,

click here to verify your information,’” said Amy Nofziger, the director of fraud victim support with AARP.

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