Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>How I Spot <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Smishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texts</span></a> Easily (and You Can, Too).</p><p><a href="https://www.makeuseof.com/how-spot-smishing-texts-avoid-scams" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">makeuseof.com/how-spot-smishin</span><span class="invisible">g-texts-avoid-scams</span></a> </p><p>- Smishing is a common form of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phishing</span></a> via <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/text" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>text</span></a>, requiring vigilance.<br>- Signs of smishing include no organization names, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortenedlinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortenedlinks</span></a>, and incorrect grammar.<br>- Be cautious of overly <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polite</span></a> messages and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suspicious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suspicious</span></a> conversations to avoid falling victim.</p>