Scams
Smishing (SMS phishing)
In Turkish: Smishing (SMS ile oltalama)
A scam text message that tries to make you tap a link or hand over a code, card number or password.
Smishing is phishing by text message. The message pretends to come from a bank, a courier, a government service or a shop, and creates a reason to act quickly: a parcel that cannot be delivered, a blocked card, an unpaid fine.
The link usually opens a page that looks like the real one and collects your login or card details. Your phone may even show the message inside the same thread as genuine messages from that sender, so the sender name alone proves nothing.
What to do
- Do not tap the link. Open the bank or courier app yourself, or type its address, and look there.
- Paste a suspicious message into the Message Check tool before you act.
- Report the message through your phone or operator, then delete it.
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Free tools that put this to use.
- Message checker
Paste a suspicious text, WhatsApp message or email. We tell you whether it looks like a scam and what to do.
- Link checker
Paste a link from a text, email or ad. We open it for you and say what it really does.