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Spam with an SMS Group Offering Freebies in Return for Direct Debit

 
Unsolicited and unwanted messages which are referred to as spam, are rarely sent from another phone. They often originate on a computer and are delivered to your phone via email or instant messaging. Scammers can transmit them cheaply and easily since they are sent over the internet. Robotexts are a sort of spam text; however, because they are simpler to ignore than robocalls, they are less intrusive. 

Spam texts and robotexts are frequently the beginning of a scam in which the sender hopes to collect personal information about the user to utilize it for fraudulent purposes. These texts put you in danger of identity theft and raise the chances of you installing malware onto your phone unintentionally. 

Spam text messages are often not scams, although they are sometimes. Scammers will deploy a variety of content to deceive you which includes luring keywords like "You've won a prize, a gift card, or a voucher", which you must use, or "You've been offered a credit card with a low or no interest rate". You must take action because there is an issue with your payment information. There's a delivery package notification  potentially requesting you to reschedule a delivery slot or pay a delivery fee to obtain it. If you weren't the one who made the purchase or transaction, you'll be alerted and asked to respond.
  • Remember any reputable organizations will not approach you out of the blue by text message and ask you to reveal personal or financial information. 
  • There are grammatical and spelling mistakes. In client correspondence, legitimate businesses rarely make obvious spelling or grammatical problems. 
  • Is the message of any interest to you? Did you order or expect anything, for example, if it alerts you about a parcel delivery? Did you enter a competition if it informs you about a prize? Is it a gift card from a store where one previously purchased something? 
Why do People continue receiving spam texts, they may utilize technologies to generate numbers automatically, so you may obtain both robocalls and robotexts even if you have a different phone number. Users' data is sold on social networking sites as prominent and well-known social networking sites watch your online behavior and sell such data for advertising. What can one do if they receive a spam text message, don't respond, avoid clicking on any links, and don't give out any personal details. Furthermore, directly go to the company's website and report the scammer. 

One important question that needs to be addressed is: What steps can be taken to protect yourself against spam texts? In order to avoid being scammed via spam texts, users are advised to only give out their personal cell phone number if it is really necessary. Online forms frequently ask for phone numbers, however, users must bear in mind that the information they provide could end up on marketing lists or databases. To help decrease the number of unwanted messages and calls, do not give out your phone number unless it is absolutely necessary, besides, do not make your cell phone number available to the public. For example, avoid putting your mobile phone number on your Facebook, Twitter, or other social media pages. Additionally, keep a close check on your phone bill which includes examining your phone bill regularly. 

Users must note that if they are unsure, they should check the provider's website to see if they are offering freebies in exchange for payment. Although it is more than likely they aren't, it is still preferable to click any of them to find out.

Verizon Phishing Scam Uses Text Messages to Target Customers

 

Verizon subscribers had started to get malicious texts from unknown senders, according to a report published by Phone Arena on Saturday, October 9. Sending messages to a receiver using a suspicious phone number is a phishing technique. The precise contact number is 562-666-1159, and it informs users that their prior month's fee has already been paid. The exact message reads as follows: "Verizon Free Message: Sept bill is paid. Thanks, (first name of the customer)! Here's a little gift for you." 

According to Phone Arena, the majority of Verizon customers have already paid their September bills. As a result, the old invoice suggested that the hacker's message was entirely fictitious. In addition, Verizon is unlikely to deliver a gift to users who have paid their bills in advance. This current phishing attack could indicate that the user's personal information is about to be stolen. 

This attack was similar to what T-Mobile customers experienced previously. Phone Arena said it's conceivable that the phone numbers used to send the phoney messages came from T-Mobile's recent data hack, which affected 48 million members. The text pretended to be from T-Mobile and promised the recipients of the message a $100 free gift as compensation for an outage that occurred somewhere around that time. 

The way T-Mobile was spelled as Tmobile was one of the obvious clues that the whole affair was a hoax. The truth was hidden in the tiny print: the SMS was sent by a marketing firm with no ties to T-Mobile, and the firm was attempting to acquire information about T-Mobile consumers, presumably gathering confirmed phone numbers of the carrier's subscribers.

Coming back to Verizon, the cybercriminals behind the text message will request personal information from subscribers. If a subscriber falls for this ruse, his or her security number, bank account number, and other personal data will be stolen. The threat actor would have access to the required details of a subscriber's Verizon account if this happened. Once the scam is successful, the hackers will order a phone that the user will have to pay for. 

If customers are concerned whether a text or email is real, they should phone the carrier and inquire if someone from that company sent them the message in question, according to Phone Arena. They also recommended that anyone having a wireless account set up a password or PIN to keep their account safe from prying eyes.

Android Banking malware spreads via Smishing (SMS phishing)

 
A new android banking trojan spotted in the wild that replaces the legitimate South-Korean banking android apps spreads via phishing sms attacks, reports McAfee Labs.

South-Korean bank users are being targeted with a fake message that purportedly coming from Financial Services Commission.  The message asks users to install the new anit-malware protection.

Unwitting user who follows the link provided in the sms and installs the app putting himself at risk.  The malware app silently attempts to uninstall the legitimate south-korean banking apps.  However, the malware is able to uninstall the apps only if the device is rooted.

If the device is not rooted, the malware asks users to uninstall the legitimate app and urge them to install another app with the same icon but with suspicious permission request.

The trojan then asks users to enter the banking credentials such as account number, password, Internet banking ID, social security number.  The collected info is later sent to remote server.

"McAfee Mobile Security detects this threat as Android/FakeBankDropper.A and Android/FakeBank.A and alerts mobile users if it is present".

Your mobile Number has WON £1, 615,000 Million Pounds in Apple iPhone UK

"Your mobile Number has WON £1, 615,000 Million Pounds in Apple iPhone UK. Ref No:NK115G. For claim Email your name, Country & Occupation to:
freeappleiphone@w.cn"  Yes it is one of spam message. 

This is message is fun to read.  Long time back, my friend got these type of spam message.  He is curious to know whether it is real or not, so he asked me.  I just laugh at him.  How does he believe these type of spam message?   I realized later that there are lot of peoples like this.

These are tricks of Scammers to get your personal information.  They can hack into your account with enough information or they can use it for any other malicious purpose.

Starting of this month, i got these type of spam message.  The message reads "Your mobile number has won $850,000,000 USD In India FICCI Sports Awards held in uk , to claim UR Awards, Send UR Name:&PHONE, via email ficci****@live.com".

It is fun to read whenever i got these type of spam message. But what about others?  Are you believe these type of spam mails?  Then you have to read our spam reports