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Vehicles drive on Interstate 5 in front of the Memorial Day weekend in Los Angeles. The departments of motor vehicles all over the country warn of a new group of fraud writer reports that are looking for the personal information of the recipients.
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DMVS across the country warns the drivers of a new batch of fake, phishing text messages that have interrupted the respondents from their personal and financial information.
The latest round of fraud texts was reported by at least three countries of motor vehicles departments: new YorkPresent Florida And California.
The news Warn the drivers of unpaid fees for traffic violations and threaten strong punishments, including additional fines and suspension of driving rights if the reader does not comply.
But these texts come from any official corporation. They are part of a growing trend of fraudsters who are used under the guise of an official domain for fear tactics to obtain the personal data of the people.
These phishing frauds according to text, also known as “smishing” or SMS phishing, have increased in the past few months.
Earlier rounds of this type of text entered the input entrances of the users at the beginning of this year, whereby fraudsters warned of unpaid toll penalty and demanded personal information in order to clarify the non -existent problem. The spread of these smishing messages was that both both FBI And Federal Trade Commission The recipients of the fraudsters intervene and alert.
In April alone, according to Spam blocking companies, the Americans received 19.2 billion automated spam text or almost 63 spam texts for each individual in the country Robokiller.
And these types of news go beyond a mere annoyance. According to the FTC year Data bookIn 2024, the Americans stated that they had lost over $ 12 billion against fraud -an increase of over 2 billion US dollars compared to the previous year.
To protect yourself from digital thieves National to call no registerAvoid clicking on links from phone numbers that you do not recognize and remain skeptical, especially if personal information is requested.