SMS spam borrows from email phishing with empty promises

June 16, 2013

If you get a text message out of the blue telling you you've won a free cruise to an exotic Caribbean location, don't start packing your bags. It's likely just a scam. In its most recent report on SMS spam, Cloudmark notes that scam spam was very popular during the month of May—especially those "get something free" dodges. Something-for-nothing swindles have always been popular with spammers, because no matter how many times folks are told there's no such as a free lunch, they still believe there is. Last month, though, spammers departed from scam themes they've used in the past. New angles Online grifters milking win-free-stuff scams turned their focus to cruise fraud in May, capping what's been a slow decline in free gift card deceptions. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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