One time, I had received a scam text claiming to be from the DMV that said I had an unpaid ticket and they threatened some fake legal action if I didn’t pay it. They asked me to click on a link. I recognized it was a scam because I was never a driver at the time and I deleted the text.
Some ways people can recognize text scams are if they ask for personal or financial information, they threaten urgent sounding legal action, they give you suspicious links, or they offer you something too good to be true.
8 Comments
Jeff · November 26, 2025 at 4:53 pm
I got the same email before. Too many scams sent as normal text messages.
jsvate · November 26, 2025 at 4:57 pm
Thank you for your comment. I agree totally.
Unster · November 26, 2025 at 6:36 pm
Yup, watch out for those phishing emails or texts, and be careful about following links or downloading attachments, especially when you’re not expecting them. Verify sender’s address and check links before clicking on them.
jsvate · November 26, 2025 at 7:06 pm
You are correct. We should be careful about clicking on links from emails and texts.
Justin · November 26, 2025 at 7:09 pm
These scam emails are annoying and sometimes dangerous. Especially the ones that try to get some money out of you.
jsvate · November 26, 2025 at 7:14 pm
You are right.
mm451 · November 26, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Also watch out for job scams. You may get an email telling you that you got a job interview offer from a recruiter and ask you to fill out personal information to apply. Or ask you to pay a fee to apply.
jsvate · November 26, 2025 at 8:02 pm
I will be careful for that. Thank you.