1. Be aware of the scams that are happening to you and be sure to stay up-to-date on the latest scams.
  2. Use a secure phone number for your banking, email, and other important information.
  3. Keep your phone protected by using a password or a lock screen security feature.
  4. Don’t give out personal information like your social security number or bank account numbers to anyone who doesn’t need them.

Steps to stop and protect yourself of phone scams

Steps You Can Spot A Fake Mobile App

Before downloading an app, be sure to do some research on the developer and the app itself. Most legitimate developers will have a website that showcases the app and any additional apps that company has made. ..

Some reviews of the app seem short and nondescript. This could mean that the app is a scam, or that some of the reviews are from users who were previously duped by the app. ..

The app’s design is professional and the images look good. However, be careful with the fonts and placement of logos and images.

Is the app safe? App developers will usually have a detailed explanation of how the app works and how it is not going to harm your device.

Clones of popular apps often have very low ratings on the App Store, with only a few reviews. To see if an app is a clone, look for the name of the developer and see if it matches up. If it doesn’t, it’s probably not a clone at all.

Stay safe

When clicking on links sent to you via SMS, be cautious. If the sender is unknown, there may be a scam involved. You can always Google the sender’s phone number to see if there are any reports of scams associated with it. ..

Don’t respond to text messages from numbers that are not complete cell phone numbers (Such as 5000). These kinds of messages are from email to text services, which are popular amongst scammers.

Don’t respond to text messages without verifying who the sender is (again, Google is your friend in this case). If you don’t know who the sender is, don’t respond to text messages.

Don’t call a phone number from an unknown text. This can incur high charges on your phone bill that you won’t be aware of. ..

Don’t take free offers or notifications of winning a prize seriously if they sound too good to be true. If the offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Final Words

To help you stay safe online, we’ve put together a list of tips on how to protect yourself from mobile scams. Mobile devices account for a large portion of Internet traffic, so users are now just as much of a target as users of computers. Malware and mobile scams are on the rise, and con artists are constantly improving their deception techniques to deceive you into handing over your data. Review the numerous various mobile scams listed here, along with the best techniques to spot them and protect your data. ..