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With the rise of smartphones, cybercriminals have found a new way to exploit users: smishing. Short for "SMS phishing," smishing is a scam where fraudsters us ...

The Colorado Attorney General's office has issued an alert for the scam, which claims the recipient has an unpaid toll from "EZDriveMA." ...

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