Vicky Nguyen

So anytime you get something that's like a phone call or an email or a text, you should be extra suspicious.

Yeah, so if you have clicked on it and you did pay this money, you do want to report it immediately to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. That website is ic3.gov. So ic3.gov. And you can at least file a complaint. I would also advise you to go to your credit card company. Hopefully, they can either stop the payment or reverse the charge and give you a new credit card.

Yeah, so if you have clicked on it and you did pay this money, you do want to report it immediately to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. That website is ic3.gov. So ic3.gov. And you can at least file a complaint. I would also advise you to go to your credit card company. Hopefully, they can either stop the payment or reverse the charge and give you a new credit card.

And I should say you should probably put a freeze on your credits. or maybe sign up for a credit monitoring system because what else did they get access to in that time in terms of your identity?

And I should say you should probably put a freeze on your credits. or maybe sign up for a credit monitoring system because what else did they get access to in that time in terms of your identity?

They're just hoping that a small percentage of those people tap on those links and then boom, the hackers have access to your banking accounts.

They're just hoping that a small percentage of those people tap on those links and then boom, the hackers have access to your banking accounts.

They're just hoping that a small percentage of those people tap on those links and then boom, the hackers have access to your banking accounts.

You know, the FBI just issued a warning about this, saying it's actually a scam that has been going on since March of last year. It is alarming because people are getting very legitimate-looking texts on their phones saying, hey, you have unpaid tolls. You need to click here and pay your overdue bill. Tell us how the scammers reacted. It's called smishing, which is a riff on phishing.

You know, the FBI just issued a warning about this, saying it's actually a scam that has been going on since March of last year. It is alarming because people are getting very legitimate-looking texts on their phones saying, hey, you have unpaid tolls. You need to click here and pay your overdue bill. Tell us how the scammers reacted. It's called smishing, which is a riff on phishing.

You know, the FBI just issued a warning about this, saying it's actually a scam that has been going on since March of last year. It is alarming because people are getting very legitimate-looking texts on their phones saying, hey, you have unpaid tolls. You need to click here and pay your overdue bill. Tell us how the scammers reacted. It's called smishing, which is a riff on phishing.

So phishing is when you get an email from a scammer that says, hey, click here, do this or that. Smishing means the scam is coming in through your text. You get a link and they say, click on this link because you have an unpaid bill. You're going to get late fees.

So phishing is when you get an email from a scammer that says, hey, click here, do this or that. Smishing means the scam is coming in through your text. You get a link and they say, click on this link because you have an unpaid bill. You're going to get late fees.

So phishing is when you get an email from a scammer that says, hey, click here, do this or that. Smishing means the scam is coming in through your text. You get a link and they say, click on this link because you have an unpaid bill. You're going to get late fees.

and there's an urgency to it, what they really want to do is get you to click on the link and get your personal information, your credit card details, your banking information, and download something called malware onto your devices, which is software that is designed to invade your computer or your phone. So never tap on a link that you get.

and there's an urgency to it, what they really want to do is get you to click on the link and get your personal information, your credit card details, your banking information, and download something called malware onto your devices, which is software that is designed to invade your computer or your phone. So never tap on a link that you get.

and there's an urgency to it, what they really want to do is get you to click on the link and get your personal information, your credit card details, your banking information, and download something called malware onto your devices, which is software that is designed to invade your computer or your phone. So never tap on a link that you get.

If for some reason you think this could be legitimate, go to your state toll website or call the 800 number that's on your bill. Look it up online and go to the site. Never tap on a foreign link that's sent to you.

If for some reason you think this could be legitimate, go to your state toll website or call the 800 number that's on your bill. Look it up online and go to the site. Never tap on a foreign link that's sent to you.

If for some reason you think this could be legitimate, go to your state toll website or call the 800 number that's on your bill. Look it up online and go to the site. Never tap on a foreign link that's sent to you.