How Does Smishing Work?
Scammers send shocking alerts such as – “Your account has been locked due to multiple failed logins.” – accompanied by a link to supposedly resolve the issue. Don’t be fooled…that link is their ticket to your personal information. Don’t click it.
Another tactic they use is to persuade you into calling a number by telling you there’s been an issue with your account or that suspicious activity has been detected. A scammer will be ready to take your call and persuade you into providing personal information or making a payment.
Ways To Avoid Smishing
Think before you tap!
- Remember that government agencies, banks, or any other legitimate business will never request sensitive information over a text message.
- Take your time. Much like email phishing, texting scammers will often use the social engineering tactic of creating a false sense of urgency in their message.
- Never click on any links or call any phone numbers in unexpected texts. Contact the company directly if you’d like to verify the text message.
- Take your time. Much like email phishing, texting scammers will often use the social engineering tactic of creating a false sense of urgency in their message.
- Never click on any links or call any phone numbers in unexpected texts. Contact the company directly if you’d like to verify the text message.