That Friendly 'Wrong Number' Text? It's A Scam. Here's Why

You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears ...
WGAL

Random text message from unfamiliar number could be start of scam

TEMPORARY LOCATIONS. IT STARTS WITH A STRANGE TEXT MESSAGE FROM SOMEONE. YOU DO NOT KNOW. IT MAY SEEM LIKE A MISTAKE, BUT IT COULD BE A LITTLE MORE SINISTER. IT COULD BE THE START OF A SCAM. WE’VE ...
Yahoo

Passenger gets ‘creepiest’ text from stranger who saw her phone number on luggage tag at airport

A female traveler revealed that she received a creepy, unsolicited text message from a stranger who read only her luggage tag at the airport during her layover. The content creator, Kirsten, did not ...
News4Jax

Why you should ignore ‘Hi how are you’ text messages from strangers

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Scammers are using random “Hi how are you” text messages as a conversation starter, but you should 100% ignore these messages. You are asking for trouble if you start ...