The FBI warns 1 billion iPhone users to quickly erase this SMS

These messages, which claim to come from the Transport Department (DMV), contain alarming phrases such as “very unpaid” or threats to suspend command permit.

The rise of this kind of fraud is described as <x0thalarmate”, with an increase of over 700% in the last month alone. Users are required to click on an official-looking link, but they are actually designed to steal personal and financial data.

The FBI Cyber Crimes Survey Centre (IC3) confirmed that the term “very unpaid” is common in recent reporting, which tells of a network of well-organised frauds operating in several American states, including New York, California, Florida, Texas and Georgia.

The New Jersey Motor Relations Commission has also reacted, reminding citizens that it never sends SMS or emails for fines or other auto-related services. Official communications are limited to memories of appointments.

Authorities recommend that the public not open any connections from unrequested messages and quickly erase any suspicious communication that:

It requires urgent payment or fines,

He pretends to come from state institutions,

It contains suspicious links that mimic government pages,

Use threatening tones or false emergency.

 

If you doubt any such message, do not act quickly. Check through official channels and do not share any personal or banking information.