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Is this real?
One page for each message or call that is going around. The answer comes first, then how to tell, then what to do.
Is that text about an unpaid toll real?
You cannot tell from the text. Do not pay or tap the link in it. Check with the toll agency yourself, on a phone number or website you know is real.
Someone asked me to pay with a gift card. Is that real?
No. Only scammers tell you to buy a gift card and give them the numbers.
Is that text about a package real?
Do not tap the link. USPS says its tracking texts never contain one. If you are expecting a package, track it on the carrier’s or the store’s own website.
A relative called in trouble and needs money now. Is that really them?
Do not trust the voice. Hang up and call your relative on a number you know is theirs.