{"id":98934,"date":"2026-03-27T11:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=98934"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:12:27","slug":"learn-how-to-recognize-phishing-texts-fraudulent-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=98934","title":{"rendered":"Learn how to recognize phishing texts, fraudulent messages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--AUTO-AD-BEFORE-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\"\n        data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n        data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"6\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"6\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"6\">INDIANAPOLIS- Recently, there&#8217;s been an increase in phishing texts and email scams claiming to be sent by a court saying that recipients must immediately pay fines for toll road violations or appear for a hearing. These messages may look authentic and use official-sounding language, but they are scams meant to steal financial and personal information.<br><br>Phishing is a type of cyberattack where scammers impersonate legitimate organizations to trick victims into clicking malicious links, opening infected attachments, providing credentials or outright making financial payments.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hoosiers should be on the lookout for telltale signs\u00a0of\u00a0scams, such as:<br>\u00a0<br>\u2022 Urgent or threatening language;<br>\u2022 Website and email addresses that do not match the official domain of the\u00a0supposed sender\u00a0\u2014 although scammers do often use names changed only slightly from the real ones;<br>\u2022 Unusual requests for sensitive personal information, such as passwords, Social Security numbers or bank details, which legitimate organizations do not ask for via text;<br>\u2022 Generic greetings and poor grammar; and<br>\u2022 Inaccurate or sloppy renderings of such features as the state seal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can forward\u202fspam emails to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.des05.com\/t\/49306797\/1676493225\/84523625\/0\/60330\/?x=eee6cd88\">Federal Trade Commission<\/a>&nbsp;at\u202f<a href=\"mailto:spam@uce.gov\">spam@uce.gov<\/a>&nbsp;or report them at\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.des05.com\/t\/49306797\/1676493225\/87877755\/0\/60330\/?x=27210bb1\">reportfraud.ftc.gov<\/a>.\u202f<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have already provided personal information or money through a link in these email or text messages, file a consumer complaint\u00a0immediately\u00a0online at\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.des05.com\/t\/49306797\/1676493225\/108877667\/0\/60330\/?x=169ad3e5\">indianaconsumer.com<\/a>\u00a0or call 317-232-6330. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/manning.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/manning.png 600w, https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/manning-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<!--AUTO-AD-AFTER-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\"\n        data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDIANAPOLIS- Recently, there&#8217;s been an increase in phishing texts and email scams claiming to be sent by a court saying that recipients must immediately pay fines for toll road violations or appear for a hearing. These messages may look authentic and use official-sounding language, but they are scams meant to steal financial and personal information. &#8230; <a title=\"Learn how to recognize phishing texts, fraudulent messages\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=98934\" aria-label=\"Read more about Learn how to recognize phishing texts, fraudulent messages\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Wade Weaver","author_link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?author=3"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Uncategorized<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"INDIANAPOLIS- Recently, there&#8217;s been an increase in phishing texts and email scams claiming to be sent by a court saying that recipients must immediately pay fines for toll road violations or appear for a hearing. 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