POLICE SAY WILL INVESTIGATE
THE VANDALISM UNDER THE CITY'S
NEW HATE CRIME LAW. AND YOU
MAY BE NOTICING MORE AND MORE
SCAMS COMING TO YOUR CELL
PHONE THIS TIME IN THE FORM OF
TEXT MESSAGES, FOX FIVE'S
LIBERTY ZAVALA HAS A WARNING
FROM SAN DIEGO TECHNOLOGY,
CRIME EXPERTS.
WELL YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED
A TEXT MESSAGE WITH YOUR NAME
ON YOUR PHONE THAT SAYS
SOMETHING LIKE YOU HAVE A
DELIVERY OR A PACKAGE AND YOU
JUST NEED TO CLICK THIS LINK
BUT CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS SAY
WHATEVER YOU DO DON'T CLICK
GAMES.
IT'S A TAX SCAM JAMES HUMAN
HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE TIMES.
I'VE GOTTEN IN THE PAST, YOU
KNOW A LOT OF SPAM MIGHT BE
TIME TO CHANGE MY NUMBER THE
MESSAGE USUALLY SAYS YOU HAVE
A PACKAGE READY OR MONEY
WAITING FOR YOU AND ALL YOU
HAVE TO DO TO CLAIM IT IS
CLICK A LINK DIED LEADER RIGHT
AWAY I I WAS SUSPICIOUS. THE
TEXT MESSAGES ARE EASY TO FALL
FOR THEY ARE TYPICALLY
ADDRESSED TO YOU WITH YOUR
NAME ON IT IN A MESSAGE SENT
DIRECTLY TO YOUR CELL PHONE
DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
BRENDAN MCHUGH WITH THE
COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY CRIME
HIGH-TECH RESPONSE TEAM OR
CATCH SAYS UNFORTUNATELY
THAT'S EASY INFORMATION FOR
CRIMINALS TO GET A HOLD OF
IT'S STARTLING HOW MUCH
INFORMATION THERE IS ABOUT US
THAT'S AVAILABLE ONLINE.
AND THAT REALLY COMES FROM
THE. THE HERO THAT WE'RE IN
WHERE EVERYTHING IS BEING
SHARED AND SOLD HE SAYS IF
YOU'RE WAITING FOR A PACKAGE
TO INSTEAD GO DIRECTLY TO THE
VENDORS WEBSITE. IF YOU
RECEIVE ANY KIND UNSOLICITED
MESSAGE.
THAT IS ASKING YOU FOR YOUR
CREDENTIALS TO AN
THE PASSWORDS USER NAME
OTHER PERSON IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION. YOU SHOULD NOT
RESPOND TO IT THAT'S WHAT
JAMES DOES TO PREVENT HIMSELF
FROM BECOMING.
WELL NEXT VICTIM I DON'T
KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM AND A
LINK TO CLICK ON SOMETHING
ALWAYS BE SUSPICIOUS AND NOT.
THE FALL.
SO IF YOU RECEIVE A TEXT
MESSAGE THAT YOU BELIEVE IS A
SCAB YOU CAN ALWAYS REPORTED
TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO
