Honestly, they need to crack down on these crimes and increase the penalties substantially. It's seniors who end up getting scammed and it's so frustrating. Earlier this week my mom was texting me that her phone account was locked (obviously it wasn't as she was texting me...). As a good son and mostly wondering what in the world she was talking about, I stopped by to check her phone. It was a scam text telling her that the account was locked and click here to resolve it.
I have no answers for how to prosecute these people, or how to shut them down, but I hope someone in law enforcement is taking a serious look at this.
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