Tag: Smishing

Afterpay Text Scam Explained

Scammers are impersonating buy now, pay later provider Afterpay in smishing attacks, a form of phishing sent via text messages. The scam texts try to lure victims with claims they have thousands of dollars’ worth of store credit, but victims risk losing everything in their bank accounts. In this post, I’ll examine one such fraudulent […]

Scammers Impersonate USPS in Text Messages

Scams / By Rebecca Morris / August 25, 2023

Scammers have been busy impersonating the United States Postal Service in fake text messages this week. The texts are designed to trick recipients into revealing their personal and financial information, putting their identity and hard earned cash at risk. The scam The text messages, many examples of which have been posted on the subreddit r/scams,

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