scam
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Even replying “STOP” to a smishing text can increase the number of scam messages you receive, because it confirms someone is actively using the phone number.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Courtney M. Werning, a partner and attorney in Meyer Wilson Werning’s Columbus, Ohio, office, has a 93-year-old client who recently lost $1.5 million to a government-impersonation scam.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Your correspondent very nearly fell for a bank scam over the phone several years ago.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
It’s not clear if the alleged scam had any connection to the deaths of the couple.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
It was almost a rule at this point: anyone claiming to have the Mona Lisa was either deeply confused or running a scam.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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