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HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND REPORT SPAM TEXT MESSAGES SCAM-converted

As the communications systems have been evolving, so are the scammers. The spam texts and spam messages can always come as an unwelcome invasion of privacy. If people fall for them, then they have the potential to create havoc in their lives. Ask anyone who fell prey to the infamous Walmart text scam. This peculiar occurrence went on till 2020. The Text scams work with one simple goal: steal the personal information and then steal the money. Now that transactions have been optimised to people doing them on their cell phones, scammers too, have evolved.

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HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND REPORT SPAM TEXT MESSAGES SCAM-converted

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  1. HOW TO RECOGNIZE ANDREPORT SPAM TEXT MESSAGESSCAM As the communications systems have been evolving, so are the scammers. The spam texts and spam messages can always come as an unwelcome invasion of privacy. If people fall for them, then they have the potential to create havoc in their lives. Ask anyone who fell prey to the infamous Walmart text scam. This peculiar occurrence went on till 2020. The Text scams work with one simple goal: steal the personal information and then steal the money. Now that transactions have been optimised to people doing them on their cell phones, scammers too, haveevolved. Phishing that occurs over SMS is very easy to spot if you know exactly what you are lookingfor. Here are some ways where you can identify the textscams: Suspiciously longnumbers: If the sender of the texts is legitimate, then the number is mostly 10 digits. The messages that hail from the marketing departments run on phone numbers that are not more than 6 in digits. As of 2021, a lot of business providers have begun using local or toll-free numbers. That means if you get a text froma

  2. number that is 11 digits or more, then you are up for a scam. This, however, is a rare occurrence but even if it does happen, be extra cautious before you choose to respond. As a matter of fact, ignore this text and don’t reply or click on the link they share. “My Family is in a crisis”texts Receiving the texts as news that one of the family members is seriously ill can be alarming and won’t let a lot of windows to think it through. If you receive a text from a random number that says that they need help, you might think of helping them out, keeping the fact in mind that this is the money they are borrowing and will return when the things are right but, this is not usually the case. Such scammers use the psychological traits of the brain to trick people into not sharing their personal details and then eat the money that the victim has probably been saving foryears. If you think that the validity of the text is not right, reach out to other members of the family and ask them if they received similar texts. If the texts specifically mention a person, directly call them to ask if they are okay. Even if they’re not okay, try and send the money to the concerned authorities instead of providing it to thesender. ContinueReading……..

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