Think You'd Never Fall for a Scam Text? Think Again

The hooks have also been called “pig butchering scams” or “romance baiting scams” or “relationship investment scams” and other names.

How the Scam Works The Hook: The scammer sends a text that sounds urgent, polite or highly specific (e.g., "Can you move your car?"

This will likely lead to you receiving significantly more spam and scam texts in the future.

Here are some of the other scam texts I've seen: "Hello, I found this contact saved under my assistant's old notes, but the name tag was blank.

Here are a few that I recommend with short excerpts: PC Magazine — Stop Replying 'Stop': The Danger of Responding to Spam Texts (And How to Block Them for Good): “Tired of spam texts?