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Wrong-Number Scammers Turn Politeness Into a Sales Lead
· New York time
Wrong-number text scams begin with a message that appears to have reached the wrong person, but the apparent mistake can be the start of an attempt to take money. The opening invites a reply before the recipient knows who is behind it. A polite correction can therefore become the beginning of a conversation the sender wanted all along. The scam's cleverest feature is its modest introduction: it does not need to announce a grand opportunity when a simple mistaken greeting can get the exchange started.
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