Millions of people fall victim to identity theft every year. The best way to protect yourself is to understand how popular scams work. However, once you become comfortable identifying them, fraudsters change it up and try new methods. A new trend emerging involves fraudsters piggybacking off legitimate text alerts from financial institutions. These messages are deceiving because they often copy the same language credit unions and banks use to alert individuals of suspicious activity on their accounts. Identifying these fraudulent texts can be challenging at first, but there are tell-tale signs of a scam. How Text Scams Work Text scams…
Don’t Fall for These Text Scams
Millions of people fall victim to identity theft every year. The best way to protect yourself is to understand how popular scams work. However, once you become comfortable identifying them, fraudsters change it up and try new methods. A new trend emerging involves fraudsters piggybacking off legitimate text alerts from financial institutions. These messages are deceiving because they often copy the same language credit unions and banks use to alert individuals of suspicious activity on their accounts. Identifying these fraudulent texts can be challenging at first, but there are tell-tale signs of a scam. How Text Scams Work Text scams…