The text Messages (examples below) are typical of the variety of a growing trend. SMS (text messages) sent over your wireless or PDA are great ways to communicate. There is however a risk with this, malicious users can send forged SMS messages posing as your wireless carrier's employee. Typically the goal is to get you to reveal account information, or to cause you to incur an erroneous charge by calling the number they direct you to.
Do NOT follow any instructions given in any of these SMS scam messages. if you doubt the authenticity of an SMS text you receive, contact your wireless provider at the customer service number given to you at the time you purchased your service.
Sample text messages:
| Verizon |
donotreply@vzw.com |
90-008-000-3705 VZW_FREE_MSG:
Important Message about your Prepay Service. Verizon Wireless will be updating your service. Please call 877-569-2577 for details.
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