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Rainmaker
4,323,300
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Sam Shueh - Google at its best..

SMiShing (SMS phishing) is a type of phishing attack where mobile phone users receive text messages containing a Web site hyperlink, which, if clicked would download a Trojan horse to the mobile phone. The term SMiShing was coined by David Rayhawk in a McAfee Avert Labs blog on August 25, 2006.

Jul 05, 2017 10:57 PM
Rainmaker
809,308
Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

Never heard of it. Does that mean I'm getting old? -Kasey

Jul 05, 2017 09:46 PM
Ambassador
6,922,532
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

More crooks who should be squished.

 

Jul 06, 2017 01:24 AM
Ambassador
5,265,356
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

No clue but sounds like an IT issue

Jul 05, 2017 09:49 PM
Rainmaker
847,126
Abby Stiller
TOP SELLING REALTY - Cape Coral, FL
SW Florida (239) 284-8637

Didn't know. Thanks Praful Thakkar 

Jul 06, 2017 11:03 AM
Rainmaker
2,237,759
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Jul 06, 2017 08:03 AM
Rainmaker
4,890,220
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

I learned somethng new from Praful Thakkar's answer.  Thank you, Praful.   

Jul 06, 2017 05:54 AM
Rainmaker
5,586,310
Barbara Todaro
Retired...Mentoring Newbies - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Praful Thakkar  has this one....

Jul 06, 2017 05:44 AM
Ambassador
2,740,184
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Praful answered your question!

Jul 06, 2017 05:43 AM
Rainmaker
846,575
Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

Hey Sam Praful Thakkar got there before me.

Jul 06, 2017 05:10 AM
Rainmaker
1,885,438
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Praful gave us the scoop. More bad people doing bad things.

Jul 06, 2017 04:36 AM
Rainmaker
1,772,668
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

I think Praful Thakkar got this one.

Jul 06, 2017 04:18 AM
Rainmaker
5,547,647
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

New term to me and was interested in seeing what it was in some of the responses.

Jul 06, 2017 03:41 AM
Rainmaker
1,674,096
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC • Short Sale • Probate

No clue. Have to read answers.... Ok, got it. Not nice staff:(

Jul 05, 2017 11:40 PM
Ambassador
5,687,778
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Hi Sam Shueh!  Here's a recent article on smishing - it's something for which we all need to be on high alert!

Jul 05, 2017 11:03 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,194
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I had no idea but learned something from Praful Thakkar.

Jul 06, 2017 06:51 PM
Rainmaker
1,563,700
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Thanks to Praful Thakkar for the answer!  I hadn't heard of it either.

Jul 06, 2017 05:18 PM
Rainmaker
1,466,267
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Sam Shueh Looks like Praful Thakkar has the answer. Learn something new every day.

Jul 06, 2017 08:42 AM
Rainmaker
1,280,682
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Fungus is harmful. One way or other hacker is ahead of technology.

Stagecoach jack, train hacker, bike fondler, spammer, now we got a problem with smart phone because someone is smarter than phone.

Jul 06, 2017 07:31 AM
Ambassador
3,482,156
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

SMiShing (SMS phishing) is a type of phishing attack where mobile phone users receive text messages containing a Web site hyperlink, which, if clicked would download a Trojan horse to the mobile phone. The term SMiShing was coined by David Rayhawk in a McAfee Avert Labs blog on August 25, 2006.

Jul 06, 2017 07:01 AM
Rainmaker
2,920,616
Richard Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Somewhere in this world...this word means something but not in my world

Jul 06, 2017 06:18 AM
Rainmaker
5,774,279
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Hacking as Praful Thakkar indicated

Jul 06, 2017 06:07 AM
Rainmaker
1,680,736
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP
Big Block LPT Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
Coastal San Diego, Veteran's & Retirees Services

Praful Thakkar has it.

Jul 06, 2017 06:04 AM
Rainmaker
8,401,335
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Praful Thakkar took time to check for you. 

Try using Google.

Jul 06, 2017 06:02 AM
Rainmaker
3,417,775
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Instead of your computer affected it is on your phone 

Jul 06, 2017 05:54 AM
Rainmaker
5,711,067
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Clueless, so I'll go with Praful's explanation!

Jul 06, 2017 05:50 AM
Rainmaker
1,618,024
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

pucker up big guy

Jul 06, 2017 05:25 AM
Rainmaker
5,277,454
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

I wish we knew.

Jul 06, 2017 05:10 AM
Ambassador
2,440,798
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

DON't click unknown links within a text!!!

Jul 06, 2017 05:10 AM
Rainmaker
1,713,581
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Thanks for the answer Pratful.

Jul 06, 2017 04:55 AM
Rainmaker
3,075,567
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

Jeff Dowler nailed this one!

Jul 06, 2017 04:21 AM
Rainmaker
6,173,057
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

It is what you do when you see a bug! 

Jul 08, 2017 07:24 AM
Rainmaker
5,414,537
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Not a clue

 

Jul 07, 2017 03:56 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

No idea.

Jul 06, 2017 06:09 PM
Rainmaker
1,023,848
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

text hacking plain and simple

Jul 06, 2017 04:39 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,579
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I had not heard of this

Jul 06, 2017 04:30 PM
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