We’ve all received those messages that seem to come out of nowhere during the middle of the day. In fact, these scam messages are becoming increasingly common, with thousands of people getting scam messages with links in them every day. But what are they exactly and why do you get so many of them sent to your phone? What do these people want?<\/p>\n
In this article, we’ll walk you through where these Scam messages<\/a> come from and how to make sure that your information stays safe from these messages<\/p>\n\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/photo-1518458028785-8fbcd101ebb9.jpeg” panorama=”off” align=”center” lightbox=”on” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n\n Scammers send out these messages for one simple reason. These messages work. Scammers have scammed people out of millions of dollars<\/a> using these techniques.\u00a0If you’ve got a couple of these text messages, you’ll notice that they all try to create a sense of urgency. They either make you believe that you’ve won something, or that you’ve done something wrong and you’re about to be punished for it. Capitalizing on your fear or excitement is designed to stop you from thinking too hard about whether or not it’s a good idea to type your Social Security Number<\/a> into this website that you’ve never seen before.\u00a0 The most straightforward way of making sure you don’t fall for these scams is to run a reverse phone lookup on the number that the text message came from.<\/p>\nWhy Do Scammers Send Text Messages With Links?<\/h2>\n