You might get spammed from a short code, but probably not scammed. Most other numbers will be in the familiar 10-digit format that's standard in the U.S., as you'd expect from a sender that claims ...

How short code text messages can be safer than texts from regular phone numbers By Matt Gephardt, KSL-TV | Posted - June 8, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.

Here’s what you should look for: Look at the sender. Amazon uses an SMS text code, which is a short series of numbers. The one 7News On Your Side received includes a hyphenated sentence followed ...

Phishing and spoofing scams led to more than $70 million in losses in 2024, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint ...