Virgin Media O2 is warning people not to fall for fake text messages from dangerous criminals trying to access personal and financial data, which could give them access to bank accounts. The media and telecommunications giant said there are five key trends emerging this year so far, with a significant rise in fake energy deal texts.
Virgin Media O2 customers can help stop spam messages by forwarding suspicious texts or calls for free to 7726 - which spells ‘SPAM’ on an alphanumeric phone keypad - on any network. Murray Mackenzie, Director of Fraud at Virgin Media O2 said: “The rise in fraudulent messages linked to government schemes designed to tackle fuel poverty shows that scammers will stop at nothing when it comes to targeting their victims.
Despite the rise in new types of phishing texts, ‘Hi Mum/Hi Dad’ messages - where scammers pretend to be someone’s child texting from a new or friend’s mobile number because their phone is broken, lost or stolen - continue to top the list. These account for more than two in five spam texts reported and blocked on Virgin Media O2’s network.
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