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Answering the wrong text could put your bank account at risk

A random text from someone you don't know could end up costing you money or your personal information.

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Transcripts for CNN The Situation Room 20130309 23:19:00

so easy. the telephone companies have a method to attempt to block the spam text message, but you need to know the number you want to block. and the problem with these scams is that the numbers change so regularly. reporter: so what should you do if you receive one of these text messages? well, the ftc says forward it to your carrier by typing in 7726, or spam. and what about the promise of the free gift card. when you had your people go through the process did they end up with a gift card? none of them received a gift card. reporter: they re offering plans from major retailers, like walmart and target. the ftc says these companies have nothing to do with the scams. the folks behind it are individuals and marketing companies trying to gather your personality information. the ftc is trying to get companies to put a stop to it and want the companies to reimburse consumers who may have lost money on the spam offers.

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Transcripts for CNN The Situation Room 20130307 22:01:00

steps, they are often times presented with something that says, find three more people who will fill out this information. 60% of consumers said they received a spam text message in the last year. blocking the message is not so easy. the telephone companies have some methods in an attempt to block text messages but you need to know the number you want to block and the problem with these scams is that the numbers change so regularly. so what should you do if you receive one of these text messages? forward it to your carrier by typing in 7726, or spam. and what about that promise of a free gift card? when you had your people go through the process, did they end up with a gift card? none of any investigators received a free gift card. so they are offering gift cards from best buy and walmart. the ftc emphasizes that the retail companies have nothing to

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