LOS ANGELES - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) released a warning to individuals involving a text message scam impersonating government agencies in an attempt to obtain sensitive information. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates Otherwise known as “smishing” for SMS phishing, these texts contain contain links with messages that urge recipients to “complete the census” or to fill an application in order to receive a check from the recently passed $2.2 trillion stimulus bill.
BBB says its scam trackers have come across messages sent from what would appear to be the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and urges people to be wary as government agencies typically do not communicate