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05/16/2013
After tornadoes swept through North Texas on May 15, 2013, Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns about scams targeting those in need and those trying to help.
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04/19/2013
It took only a few hours for a phony Twitter account claiming to be collecting donations to be set up after the Boston Marathon bombings. Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that it would not be surprising to find scams popping up after the devastating explosion in West, Texas, on April 17, 2013.
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11/30/2012
The gift card text message scam is back with a vengeance this holiday shopping season. Shoppers across the country are reporting receiving spam text messages, called smishing, saying they won pricey gift card.
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05/07/2012
Smishing scams send phishing messages by SMS text, reports Roni Proter of CW33-TV, Dallas - Fort Worth. BBB warns some fake texts appear to be from Walmart but aim to steal personal information.
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03/20/2012
Have you received a text message offering you a free Walmart gift card? The BBB has a warning that the Walmart gift card text message is a smishing scam.
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11/14/2011
A new scam has hit the market, targeting cell phone users. BBB warns that “smishing,” similar to “phishing,” uses text messages to bait consumers into divulging their personal information.
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02/28/2011
A new year means a new scam, this time, targeting cell phone users. Like traditional “phishing,” “smishing” schemers often pose as banks or lottery sweepstakes asking customers to contact them immediately about a pressing issue that needs to be discussed.
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