Criminal organizations operating out of China have made more than $1 billion over the last three years by bombarding Americans with scam text messages, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Typical scam messages warn unsuspecting Americans of toll violations or postal fees, eventually asking for a credit card number.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the United States is currently facing an onslaught of fraudulent text messages, which officials say has turned into a highly sophisticated, billion-dollar business benefiting criminal networks based in China. These scam texts, which often claim that the recipient owes money for unpaid tolls, U.S. Postal Service fees, or traffic violations, are designed to trick unsuspecting victims into providing their credit card information.
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