magickay
05-20-2009, 08:07 AM
The campus police sent out this info today:
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E-mail phishing scams have hit the cellular telephone world. Scam artists are now sending text messages to cell phone owners to “warn” of a suspicious charge and directing the cell phone owner to a phony web-site or requests that the cell phone owner call a telephone number to clear up the charge. If the cell phone owner responds, the scam artists then obtains personal information including credit card information. This new method of contacting potential victims is called “smishing.” If you get a suspicious text message inquiring about a credit card charge, or any text message requesting you visit a web page, be leery. Contact your credit card company by using the customer service number on the back of your card. Delete any suspicious text messages that you cannot independently verify as legitimate.
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Most of this group is pretty savvy, but I thought I'd share it in case you hadn't heard.
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E-mail phishing scams have hit the cellular telephone world. Scam artists are now sending text messages to cell phone owners to “warn” of a suspicious charge and directing the cell phone owner to a phony web-site or requests that the cell phone owner call a telephone number to clear up the charge. If the cell phone owner responds, the scam artists then obtains personal information including credit card information. This new method of contacting potential victims is called “smishing.” If you get a suspicious text message inquiring about a credit card charge, or any text message requesting you visit a web page, be leery. Contact your credit card company by using the customer service number on the back of your card. Delete any suspicious text messages that you cannot independently verify as legitimate.
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Most of this group is pretty savvy, but I thought I'd share it in case you hadn't heard.