Category: SMS scams

‘Summer Scams’ Warning From IRS, Surge in Identity Thefts Enticing Taxpayers to Click Malicious Links

The IRS has issued an “extra caution” warning about multiple scams involving tax refunds and pandemic-related payment schemes that are seeking to defraud taxpayers and illegally obtain sensitive information. “The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers today to be on the lookout for a summer surge of tax scams as identity thieves continue pounding out a…


Australia Introduces New Rules to Curb Rising SMS Scams

Australian authorities have registered new rules requiring telecommunications companies in the country to identify, trace and block SMS scams to protect customers. The latest move by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) was to counter the rapidly rising number of SMS scams reported by people. Apart from blocking scam text messages, the new rules…