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Yoni Heisler
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The hard part about avoiding dangerous online and mobile scams is that scammers have become much more sophisticated in recent years. Whether it's a phishing email purporting to be from Apple or a call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, consumers need to remain as vigilant as ever when it comes to identifying seemingly legit messages designed to steal an individual's personal information and cold hard cash.
The latest texting scam comes in the form of a text designed to look like a legitimate FedEx tracking notification. The insidious message includes the recipient's name along with a clickable tracking code that claims it can help the victim tweak their delivery preferences.
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There’s a new FedEx text message scam that you need to know about originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 24 Jan 2020 at 08:46:30 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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