Internet Scam: iPhone Phishing Scams

A weakness in iPhone text messages could leave a backdoor open for scammers to fake those headers and make the text appear like it is coming from your bank, much like they do with phishing emails, where they pretend something is wrong with your bank account and tricks the user into clicking on the link to reactivate their account - going to a bogus page where the scammer will collect your login information and gain access to your bank account.

So if scammers extend their reach from email to mobile phone text messages (and I have no reason to believe they won't figure out how to do this), you'll need to use the same caution with your text messages and you do with your emails. Don't click on links in text messages and log into your bank account MANUALLY or call them and double-check if there is a problem with your account. Be cautious. Scammers will find their way into every nook and cranny of technology.