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FBI issues new alert over phishing SMS scam about unpaid road tolls | If they're asking for money, it's probably a "smishing" scam


In April 2024, the FBI warned US citizens about an ongoing smishing (or SMS phishing) campaign spreading unsolicited requests to pay for nonexistent road tolls. Now, the...

The unknown cybercriminals are trying to steal users' data and money, though avoiding the scam seems easy enough: you just have to do nothing and completely ignore the incoming text message. In April 2024, the FBI warned US citizens about an ongoing smishing (or SMS phishing) campaign spreading unsolicited requests to pay for nonexistent road tolls. People should always look for legitimate toll services and their official websites before clicking a link in an SMS, the FBI warned, while all smishing texts should, of course, be deleted right away.

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