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What is smishing?

Here is on I received just this week!

This concerning phenomenon is more commonly known as smishing, coming from the words SMS and phishing. The word SMS is an acronym for short message service (simply known as text messaging). Phishing is a type of online scam that uses messages, such as emails, as well as malicious links and email attachments. The goal of phishing is to get someone to reveal their personal details and information, such as pass­words, personal ID or financial details, including bank account numbers.

This is done by the sender acting as a reliable entity, such as the recipient’s bank, a social media service or some authority that the message’s receiver would trust. By gaining the victim’s trust, the goal of phishing is financial gain. The scammer may try to access the victim’s online bank, email or another service that may open doors to various other places.

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