For example, you'll want to watch for an "@" sign in the URL, ... Scam links are often designed to trick somebody into downloading malware, which can then give the scammer access to your phone.

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Scam links are getting harder to spot, ... For example, you'll want to watch for an "@" sign in the URL, or you might have two different URLs "glued together" by a question mark, he added.

That specific code, actually, shows up in a lot of DMV scam texts, no matter what the state. In many cases, like in Georgia, the code doesn't exist. In Florida, the code is real, and it does have to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Scam OMV text messages are again being sent to people across Louisiana. The texts claim to come ...

Scam warnings have been issued in multiple states over criminals pretending to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The fraud scheme—which sees the attacker issue fake traffic tickets in order to ...

The message also includes a link that appears to be the Illinois Department of Transportation website. The City of Linden, ... The DMV text scam is an example of smishing.

The newest text scam making the rounds is a message that (poorly) impersonates your state DMV with a threat to rescind your license unless you pay outstanding fees. NPR reports that departments of ...

Mobile users all over the U.S. face a new scam text wave from fake government authorities. A recent message that one of our staffers got from the "Tennessee Department of Vehicles" warns of an ...