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Links to Press Articles about SMS Scams (Smishing)
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) article on how to avoiding phishing scams
https://www.fcc.gov/avoid-temptation-smishing-scams
How to detect scams on package delivery by the United Sates Postal Service.
https://www.uspis.gov/news/scam-article/smishing-package-tracking-text-scams
Recognizing and reporting scams by Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-report-spam-text-messages
Spotting text scams by NBC News
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/wrong-number-text-scam-rcna39793
SMS scams : how to spot and avoid by Trend Micro
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/tmka-12129
Text message scams targeting elderly by NCO (national council on aging)
https://www.ncoa.org/article/text-message-scams-how-to-identify-report-and-help-protect-yourself/
Chinese innovations spawn wave of Toll Phishing via SMS
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/chinese-innovations-spawn-wave-of-toll-phishing-via-sms/
10 Text scams you did not know about by First bank and trust Company
https://www.firstbank.com/resources/learning-center/10-text-message-scams-you-didnt-know-about-until-now/
Phishers spoof USPS, 12 other Natl' Postal Services
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/10/phishers-spoof-usps-12-other-natl-postal-services/
How 1-time passcodes became a corporate liability
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/08/how-1-time-passcodes-became-a-corporate-liability/
UK arrest in "SMS Bandits" phishing service
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/02/u-k-arrest-in-sms-bandits-phishing-service/
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