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Check your credit reports regularly, including those of your kids

Don't pay for anything that's supposed to be free

Never give out sensitive information, such as Social Security or bank account numbers.

Don't click on links in texts from senders you don't recognize

The BBB offers advice on how to avouid being taken in by fake texts:

released a statement on the matter, explaining that the texts are not from them, and Gary Almond, president of the of Northeast California states that, “smartphones are very convenient but consumers should be careful about using them – When you use a device for everything from banking to personal photo albums, the last thing you want is someone gaining access to the phone."

This sort of scam is called “smishing,” basically the SMS version of . Phishing involves obtaining user information by tricking them into thinking they’re submitting it to a reputable source.

The Better Business Bureau of a new scam regarding cellular text messages which offer a potential $1,000 Walmart gift card. Uninformed recipients are then taken to a website which prompts the entry of personal information, after they click on a link embedded in the message text. The BBB is fielding complaint all across the U.S. concerning the texts.

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By · March 21, 2012 ·

BBB Warns of Walmart Text Message Scam

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