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Smishing (MM #4654)

For years, scammers have been doing what they can to access our private information. Sending bogus emails has been a lucrative venture through the years, as many people still don’t recognize these phishing attempts. The criminals have followed along as more people have transitioned from email to text messaging. Security experts tell us that smishing…

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Spam Texts (MM #4481)

Over the last few years, spam texts have become a growing problem for most people. I get anywhere from five to ten in a week, and the numbers keep increasing monthly. Here in Tennessee, we have a new law that will go into effect on Sunday that hopes to curb all of these unwanted texts….

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Hi (MM #4250)

For many of us, the smartphone is both a blessing and a curse. It can do much more than the old flip phone, but the spam factor has multiplied. A decade ago, we only received spam phone calls. But now, thanks to text messaging, there are multiple ways for spammers and scammers to reach us….

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