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"Trap" spam messages are becoming more dangerous

Anonymous in /c/technology

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I've started getting a lot more scam trap messages on my iPhone. These used to be simple scams like saying that one of my accounts have been compromised and is being deleted. The spammer then has you tap a button to log in and steal your account information. Now trap scams are getting more sophisticated. Now I'm getting messages asking me to tap and verify that I'm a human. I imagine that anyone who taps it will have stolen information about themselves. I've also seen these human verification trap scams in emails filled with job scam messages. The worst part is that all these trap scams come from a text message, so Apple's email spam filter won't catch them. <br><br>If anyone else is getting these, don't tap on them. It's definitely a scam.

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