#scam texts

This is specifically for Ohio, but applies elsewhere (I had a customer show me one they got allegedly from the Michigan DMV.):

THIS IS A SCAM.

Do not click on any links in the text or reply to it. Select “Report Junk” or whatever your phone’s equivalent is and move on.

Several ways you can tell:

Here is your info from (company name), a debt collector, regarding (different company name) acct. Visit: (a link) Call (an 800 number) Details: (another link)

Totally understand if this isn’t something you can answer, I’m just sooooo reluctant to call a random company on a scammy looking text message’s say so!

Thanks for sharing all your hard won expertise-you’re delightful and deserve nice things.

This is spam and you don't owe any debt to this company.

If you legitimately owe someone debt, they ain't gonna text you about it. They're going to mail you several very scary-sounding letters on official letterhead threatening the destruction of your credit score, the ignominy of your family name, etc. etc. They will normally NOT text you... unless your debt is in collections. But by that time they will have contacted you 9 different ways first and you'll be well aware of the debt.

So rest easy, block the number, and go about your life. Here's our guide to spotting scams like this, just in case:

10 Ways to Spot Financial Scams and How to Defend Yourself 

Anyways, the dude that was investigating the centers in Cambodia that were linked to human trafficking was arrested (In Cambodia by Cambodian authorities) and traumatized so badly that he quit being a journalist altogether:

Be careful what you consume AND how you interact with people online.

I literally commented something on tiktok recently and SCORES of sock puppet accounts attacked me, just like in the comment section on the Office Barb post.