The text may have urgent language or appear from a legitimate source. That's by design, and it could be to your detriment.

Receiving a fake message that you owe money for an unpaid toll isn’t the only example of smishing. Here are a few other examples of a smishing text message, according to McAfee, to help you ...

LESSONS WE CAN ALL LEARN. I RECEIVED A TEXT MESSAGE FROM MY BANK OR I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BANK. WELLS FARGO FRAUD CENTER, ASKING ME TO VERIFY A TRANSACTION FROM APPLE PAY. STEPHANIE SAYS SHE DID NOT ...