Scammers are faking cell towers now; Americans don’t spot scams

Mobile carriers are very slowly getting better at detecting and blocking scam texts, but it seems the fraudsters may still be staying ahead of the game.

Scammers are now using a technology known as SMS blasters, backpack-sized devices that can trick smartphones into thinking they are cell towers …

Scammers faking cell towers

Wired says the technology is not new, but there has been a marked increase in its use.

Over the last year, there has been a marked uptick in the use of…