What happens if I reply to a fake text?

Responding to the text message can allow malware to be installed that will silently collect personal information from your phone. If they don’t use your information themselves, the spammers may sell it to marketers or other identity thieves. You might end up with unwanted charges on your cell phone bill.

Can someone hack your phone if you respond to a text?

Android phones can get infected by merely receiving a picture via text message, according to research published Monday. This is likely the biggest smartphone flaw ever discovered.

Is it safe to open a text message from an unknown number?

Merely opening the message wouldn’t do any harm, but if you click on those suspicious links, you might be redirected to some untrustworthy webpages or sites. Some texts messages might also contain links that can trigger the download of an unwanted app.

Is your phone number being spoofed?

You might get texts asking who you are, or get calls from people demanding that you stop bothering them. If you’ve never tried to contact these people, then your phone number is probably being spoofed. Unfortunately, there’s no single, easy solution if you suspect your number is being spoofed.

What is SMS spoofing and how to prevent it?

As we saw, SMS spoofing allows you to send SMS impersonating another entity. This is done by changing the sender’s name, phone number, or both. Surprisingly, this is not at all hard to execute. In BackTrack and some other versions of Kali Linux, there’s an SMS spoofing attack vendor tool in the social engineer tool kit.

How can I send a text message to a fake phone number?

In BackTrack and some other versions of Kali Linux, there’s an SMS spoofing attack vendor tool in the social engineer tool kit. All it takes is this tool, and you can send a text message to someone using the identity of whatever phone number/sender name you want.

How can a fraudster send a fraudulent SMS?

For payment, the fraudster asks for the bank details of the store so that they can transfer the money online. Now, if the fraudster knows about the store outlet’s phone number on which the bank sends SMSes for updates, they (the fraudster) can access an SMS spoofing website and use it to send a fraudulent SMS.