This Text Message That Starts With “Hi” Could Rob You Blind In Montana
When I got my first cell phone and started using it extensively as my only means of communications, the amount of telemarketing and spam calls was practically zero.
Lately, however, I can’t even begin to count how many spam calls and texts I get in a day, and now it seems there is a new text message scam going around that could end up stealing millions from you here in Montana.
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This Scam Is Known As “Pig Butchering.”
According to NBCDFW, this scam starts simple enough: you get a text message that just says “hi.” Seems innocent, right? It might even make you respond with, “Who is this?”…