Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 13: The Google logo is displayed in front of company headquarters during the Made By Google event on August 13, 2024 in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America

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If you have a mobile phone, you have no doubt seen some dodgy texts.

They might declare that you have an overdue road toll, and urge you to “Click here to pay.” Or maybe they inform you that there’s a package waiting, but the address is wrong; “Click here to fix it.”

More often than not, these texts are scams.

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