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They harvest data from people, that people might put up online voluntarily, on social media. also, you might get a scam text, oh, you missed a delivery from royal mail, or here you can get details of a covid vaccine. if you enter any details in there, a week later, you might get a call from someone pretending to be from your bank, they have your name and address, it is easy for them to manipulate people into thinking you are calling from their bank. so criminals really are masters at their craft...

A WGAL viewer told us she recognized a common scam text message and didn't fall for it.

Text messages and emails with dangerous links in them is the most common type of scam in the country right now.

Text messages and emails with dangerous links in them is the most common type of scam in the country right now.

Text messages and emails with dangerous links in them is the most common type of scam in the country right now.

The 8 On Your Side team is following the most common type of scam in the country right now: text messages and emails with dangerous links in them.

The News 8 On Your Side team has a closer look at the flood of scam text messages viewers are reporting.

Dont fall for the latest hoax on the rise this Christmas.

And this year has already seen ten times that amount. our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, has the story. tis the season for gifts, last—minute purchases and late deliveries. the text arrives, you scan the message and click the link, except its not from royal mail or amazon or dpd. its a scam and youve just popped in your address. the thing about this time of year is that so many of us are still waiting for those last—minute presents to be delivered, the final parcels still to...

Weve had years of advice to be suspicious of e—mails, but everyone is more likely to fall for a scam text. we trust them more and respond quicker. the pressure to get our presents means we are easy prey for 500,000 parcel scams this week. messages saying, "you missed your parcel delivery, you havent paid enough postage, you need to pay customs, stuff like that. that is ten times more than this time last year. royal mail say its easy to check whether the message really is from them. if we ever ...