Text message spoofing

Text message spoofing or SMS spoofing is sending a text message with someone else's phone number or sender ID. If you've ever sent a text message from your laptop, you've spoofed your own phone number in order to send the text, because the text did not actually originate from your phone.

Companies frequently spoof their own numbers, for the purposes of marketing and convenience to the consumer, by replacing the long number with a short and easy to remember alphanumeric sender ID. Scammers do the same thing—hide their true identity behind an alphanumeric sender ID, often posing as a legitimate company or organization. The spoofed texts will often include links to SMS phishing sites (smishing) or malware downloads.

Text message scammers can take advantage of the job market by posing as staffing agencies, sending victims to-good-to-be-true job offers.

In one example, a work from home position at Amazon included a "Brand new Toyota Corrola." First of all, why does one need a company car if they're working from home? Second, is a Toyota "Corrola" a generic version of the Toyota Corolla? Nice try, scammers.