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FBI warns of dangerous new ‘smishing' scam targeting your phone

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Smishing is a type of phishing scam that works through text messages.

The name comes from a mix of "SMS" and "phishing," since scammers use fake messages to trick people into giving away personal information.

Cities across the U.S. are warning residents about an ongoing mobile phishing campaign in which scammers impersonate parking violation departments.

These services aren’t foolproof, but they can make it harder for cybercriminals to find and exploit your information.

Having a removal service is great if you want to constantly monitor and automate the process of removing your information from hundreds of sites.

As a general rule, if you receive a text from an unknown number or email address that's an out-of-the-blue greeting, asks you to click a link, pay a bill or respond in any way, just block it and report it.

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English

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