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You’re Not The Only One Getting Dodgy ‘Amazon’ Texts On Signal – Gizmodo Australia
Text message scams in Australia have now hit encrypted messaging app, Signal. Here’s what you need to look out for if you get one.
Text message scams are nothing new and we have seen them rise in Australia over the past few years. But now they have been taken up a notch with scammers now targeting encrypted messaging app Signal. I’ve gotten two so far.
Signal scam texts are impersonating Amazon
It’s unclear when these scam texts started, but I received the first one on March 18. The scammers use a version of the Amazon logo as well as the name to impersonate the company.
“Amazon: Your Order Was Delivered. Your Order: iPhone…
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