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DESPITE THE HORRIFIC MESS.. NO
INJURIES OCCURRED.
SOME OF US SEND AND RECEIVE
HUNDREDS OF TEXT MESSAGES A
DAY. BUT POLICE WARN SOME
TEXTS BEING SENT RECENTLY ARE
SCAMS.. AND ARE SIMPLY THEIVES
TRYING TO GET INTO YOUR BANK
ACCOUNTS.NEWS 18'S KELLY
ROBERTS SPOKE TO ONE WOMAN WHO
HAD A CLOSE CALL WITH THESE
SCAMMERS.. AND HAS MORE ON HOW
YOU CAN AVOID BECOMING A
VICTIM.#@KELLY: WHEN SANDY
ARNOLD-LUCAS OF DELPHI HEARD
HER TEXT ALERT GO OFF FRIDAY
NIGHT.. SHE CHECKED IT.. BUT
WHAT SHE READ CAUGHT HER
ATTENTION.SANDY ARNOLD-
LUCAS:9:02:52-:01 I THOUGHT IT
WAS KIND OF ODD BECAUASE I
DON'T HAVE A CARD ENDING IN
THE FOUR NUMBERS THAT IT IS
SAYING. SO I TEXTED BACK AND
ASKED WHO THEY WERE, AND NEVER
GOT A RESPONSE.KELLY: THE
TEXT FROM 765-637-8145 TOLD
ARNOLD-LUCAS HER CARD STARTING
WITH THE NUMBERS 4328 HAS BEEN
DEACTIVATED.. AND SHE NEEDED
TO CALL ANOTHER NUMBER..
765-442-2042.WHEN HER TEXT
DIDN'T GET AN ANSWER SHE
CALLED THE SENDER'S NUMBER.
ARNOLD-LUCAS:9:03:08-:16 I
TRIED TO CALL THE NUMBER IT
CAME FROM, AND IT SAID IT HAD
BEEN DISCONNECTED. I MADE THAT
CALL 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER I
GOT IT.KELLY: THESE TEXTS
HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN MULTIPLE
AREA COUNTIES.LAFAYETTE POLICE
SAY ARNOLD-LUCAS WAS LUCKY..
THEY RECOMMEND NOT CALLING ANY
NUMBERS IN THESE THESE
SUSPICIOUS TEXTS.SGT. JAY
ROSEN: 8:59:25-:33 DEFINITELY
IF IT IS A NUMBER YOU'RE NOT
FAMILIAR WITH I WOULDN'T CALL
IT BACK. ALSO, IF THERE ARE
ANY QUESTIONS I WOULD CALL THE
BANK WHERE THE CARD ORIGINATED
FROM.KELLY: ARNOLD-LUCAS
REPORTED THE TEXT TO THE
CARROLL COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT..WHEN SHE WAS THERE
SHE RAN INTO MORE PEOPLE
SAYING THEY GOT THE TEXT TOO.
POLICE SAY MANY OF THESE KINDS
OF TEXTS ARE FLOATING AROUND.
OTHER TEXT SCAMS SAY THEY'RE
AN ALLIANCE BANK ALERT OR A
CREDIT UNION CENTER ALERT.
POLICE SAY THESE SCAMMERS ARE
TRYING TO GET YOU TO GIVE THEM
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBERS..
AND ANYONE CAN BE A VICTIM.
ROSEN: THE ELDERLY, MAYBE A
PERSON WHO IS A FIRST TIME
CREDIT CARD HOLDER, THEY
PROBABLY JUST WOULDN'T KNOW.
SO I THINK ANYONE COULD BE A
VICTIM.ARNOLD-LUCAS:
EVERYONE JUST NEEDS TO BE
AWARE, AND NOT GIVE THEM ANY
KIND OF RESPONSE. AND GO AHEAD
AND MAKE A REPORT ON IT.
KELLY: ARNOLD-LUCAS SAYS HER
BANK IS THE INDUSTRIAL FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION IN DELPHI.SHE
PLANS ON CALLING BANK
EMPLOYEES ON MONDAY.KELLY