Spam text messages to consumers account for over 45 million texts per day. Most phone spam texts are set up to defraud people, according to Cloudmark, an anti-spam software company.
Spam text messaging often use scare tactics or gift card offers (claiming to be for major retailers) to get people to text the number back or follow a link to a website.
If you make the mistake of texting back, the scammers get confirmation that they have a legitimate phone number, and will sell your number to other scammers.
NBC News just covered one of our consumer protection investigations about a text message scam. The text messages appear to be from Target or Best Buy and are claiming that if you follow a link to their website you will be able to claim your prize or gift card. The websites are fake and are not affiliated with Target or Best Buy.
The NBC News coverage can be viewed at:
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, (TCPA) protects consumer from receiving unsolicited text messages. If you have been receiving unsolicited spam text messages you may be entitled to compensation. Please call my office, The Law Offices of Paul Mankin at (877) 449-8898 for a free consultation.
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