Officials said it is a scam called “smishing” that’s designed to steal the recipient’s identity. An email address in the text appears to be legitimate for Massachusetts E-ZPass ...

Marco Raquan Honesty has pleaded guilty to his roles in several fraud schemes, including smishing, identity theft, and bank account takeover. A Washington man has admitted in court to being involved ...

It also includes a link to a website. Instead of being a real notice to pay your bill, the message is a “smishing” scam. Smishing is a phishing attempt by text message aimed at stealing your ...

But even ParkHouston was surprised Friday. "This is the first time we've seen a 'smishing' scam," ParkHouston Deputy Director Maria Irshad said. It's like "phishing" but when text messages are ...

According to recent reports, including multiple warnings from the state Department of Transportation, a so-called “smishing” scam is proliferating in the region. Here’s how it works: You get a text ...

An advisory was posted on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission website. attachment-SAMPLE SCAM TEXT "A smishing scam is again being sent to random individuals, aiming to deceive them to share ...

The term “smishing” is a mash-up of “SMS” and “phishing,” and it refers to a scam carried out via cell phone text. Scammers often try to frighten targets into clicking the link by ...

Scads of people are reporting being targeted in so-called“smishing” scams designed to trick people into believing they have an outstanding toll bill, The Washington Post reports. The texts ...

Nassau, Bahamas, January 15, 2025 – CIBC Caribbean has warned about an ongoing ‘smishing scam’ targeting clients in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. It noted that fraudsters have been sending ...

“What we’re seeing with these tolls scams is just a continuation of the Chinese smishing groups rotating from package redelivery schemes to toll road scams,” Merrill said. “Every one of us ...

Scammers who prey on Apple iMessage users via phishing (or smishing) messages are doubling down on a novel tactic that tricks their victims into disabling built-in security. Spotted by ...