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Multiple area police departments have posted on Facebook warning about scam texts. For more Local News from WBKO: ... Local authorities say there's been a recent uptick in scam Police are warning families about a terrifying and threatening phone scam in which the callers and their families are specifically ... She thought she was helping a friend who was drunk. Instead she was held up at gunpoint. Smishing was one of the top reported scam crimes of 2020. The Better Business Bureau says the best way to make sure you are talking to your bank is to just call.

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Scammers targeting victims through text messages

Scammers targeting victims through text messages

Multiple area police departments have posted on Facebook warning about scam texts. For more Local News from WBKO: ...

Scam texts draining bank accounts

Scam texts draining bank accounts

Local authorities say there's been a recent uptick in scam

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Scammers use wrong number text messages to trick victims

Scammers use wrong number text messages to trick victims

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Disturbing images, threatening messages part of phone scam targeting local families.

Disturbing images, threatening messages part of phone scam targeting local families.

Police are warning families about a terrifying and threatening phone scam in which the callers and their families are specifically ...

Scammers targeting victims using WhatsApp

Scammers targeting victims using WhatsApp

For years,

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Better Business Bureau warns about fake text message scam

Better Business Bureau warns about fake text message scam

... traffic ticket scams

CFA: Scammers targeting you through text message

CFA: Scammers targeting you through text message

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Scam texts from unknown numbers could infect your phone with malware

Scam texts from unknown numbers could infect your phone with malware

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2WTK: Text Message From Scammer Got This Woman Robbed At Gunpoint

2WTK: Text Message From Scammer Got This Woman Robbed At Gunpoint

She thought she was helping a friend who was drunk. Instead she was held up at gunpoint.

'Smishing' scam targets your text messages

'Smishing' scam targets your text messages

A scam is going around

Text message scam targeting online shoppers who are awaiting packages

Text message scam targeting online shoppers who are awaiting packages

Smishing was one of the top reported scam crimes of 2020.

Phone Scam Targets Bank Customers Via Text Messages

Phone Scam Targets Bank Customers Via Text Messages

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Are you the target of a text message scam?

Are you the target of a text message scam?

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New Phone Scam Targeting Banking Customers Via Text Message

New Phone Scam Targeting Banking Customers Via Text Message

The Better Business Bureau says the best way to make sure you are talking to your bank is to just call.

Scammers targeting victims via text messages

Scammers targeting victims via text messages

Scammers targeting victims

Quickly Growing Phone Scam Targeting Banking Customers Via Text Message

Quickly Growing Phone Scam Targeting Banking Customers Via Text Message

In one version of that scheme, a scammer pretends to be with a bank's fraud department, and asks about a fake "suspicious ...

‘Smishing’ Cyber Attacks Target Customers Via Text Message | NBC Nightly News

‘Smishing’ Cyber Attacks Target Customers Via Text Message | NBC Nightly News

A new online scam called “smishing” -- like “phishing” -- is using SMS texts to steal

WHAT THE TECH? Scammers using COVID-19 relief to target victims through text messages

WHAT THE TECH? Scammers using COVID-19 relief to target victims through text messages

WHAT THE TECH? Scammers using COVID-19 relief to target victims through text messages

Target text-message scam lures consumers

Target text-message scam lures consumers

The Better Business Bureau warns consumers to ignore

CBS13 Investigates: Wrong Number Text Scams

CBS13 Investigates: Wrong Number Text Scams

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