Just had a close call with a fake payment link from a 'utility company'

Got a text last week saying my power bill was overdue, with a link to pay $189.50. It looked real, but the link went to a weird site asking for my debit card and online banking login. I called the actual utility company directly and they confirmed it was a scam. Has anyone else seen these payment text scams getting more common lately?

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roberts.anna29d ago

Scammers are getting so lazy they can't even make a decent fake website. That link asking for your bank login is basically the digital version of a guy in a ski mask holding a cardboard sign. Good on you for calling the real company to check.

robert_scott5728d ago

Honestly though, how many people actually fall for those? Seems like low effort scams work because they only need a few bites.

elliot_gibson2728d ago

Seriously though, it's just a numbers game. They send it to a million people, and if even a handful click, they win. I get what @roberts.anna is saying about the ski mask thing, but most people just delete it and move on. It's annoying, but calling it a crisis feels like overkill. The real pros are the ones who make the effort to look legit, those are the scary ones. These lazy ones are basically just spam.