Text Scams

I have been getting a lot of text messages from strangers. Some are in English, and some are in Chinese. Here are the last two:

The first one is a bit rude; English is probably not the scammers’ first language. I have been clicking the “Report Junk” link at the bottom, but the volume of these scam texts has not decreased.

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This one is likely a scam account as well. It came as a friend request in Facebook. There were a few mutual friends so maybe the profile is legit, but unlikely.

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A lot of these scam texts lead to fake cryptocurrency trading. I think it is a combination of ignorance about crypto, and about personal finance. At the very least, there are no investments that double your money in a short period of time. As soon as you hear “guaranteed profit” or “100% return each month” you should run away quickly.