Latest Text Scam To Hit Colorado Is Just Weird and Confusing

There are so many scams these days that it is hard to keep track. Unfortunately, Coloradans are getting scammed once again.

Scams are everywhere, from fake emails from phony companies to fraudulent court summons and even rich princes claiming they want to give you money out of sheer generosity.

There is a relatively new scam in Colorado. Chances are that you have already received it.

Who's This? Newest Colorado Scam

You might have received strange texts from known numbers asking if you were a certain person.

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Looking through my text messages I have received:

• Hi, is this Lindsey?
• Hey Brian! Long time no talk.
• Hey, I'm trying to reach Tyler. Is this him?

Well, my name is Tanner. That last one was actually pretty close.

The Scam in Colorado Explained

The phenomenon is referred to as the wrong number scam. According to RoboKiller, the steps are getting your number, having a conversation, developing a relationship, and then finding a way to steal from you.

RoboKiller says that a common method is moving the conversation to a different app. Then a scammer will send malware to an attachment that wouldn't be possible on iMessage.

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This is different than typical text message scams. Typical scams will try to get you to click on a link immediately. These scammers invest more time and energy to scam you.

What You Should Do If You Receive A Text Like This

The first thing you should do is nothing. You read that correctly. You should not respond to random texts. Additionally, I would recommend reporting the scam text to the Federal Trade Commission.

Here is where you can report it.