Scammers impersonate trusted businesses, friends or family, to steal your money or personal information. Don’t assume a person you are dealing with is who they say they are.
Scammers trick you into thinking they are from organisations such as the police, government, banks, and well-known businesses. They can even pretend to be your friend or family member.
Scammers use technology to make their call appear to come from a legitimate phone number. Their texts appear in the same conversation thread as genuine messages from an organisation.