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Scams Move From the Inbox to the Text Screen

Source: PYMNTS.com•October 8, 2026

A bank can monitor a login, score a transaction and flag unusual account activity. It can’t see the text message that convinced its customer to send the money, which is giving scammers a lucrative way to switch up how they reach victims. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Fraud’s Loyalty Tax: How Scams Cost Banks Their Cu

A bank can monitor a login, score a transaction and flag unusual account activity. It can’t see the text message that convinced its customer to send the money, which is giving scammers a lucrative way to switch up how they reach victims. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Fraud’s Loyalty Tax: How Scams Cost Banks Their Cu

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