I'm a smug 30-year-old who thought only Luddites like my mom fall for 'smishing' scams. Then it happened to me.

Sat, 08/26/2023 - 08:28

a marked up screenshot of a fake usps website shows a fake web address and tracking number — It looked legit, but in hindsight, there were a few clues it was fake.
Insider

I'm a smug 30-year-old journalist who grew-up (mostly) computer literate.
It wasn't enough to stop me from giving my credit card information to a USPS smishing scam.
Learn from me so you don't fall for a similar scam!

My mother — a fierce, street-smart, "boomer" — can accomplish anything she puts her mind to. But when she does, it helps if there are no computer skills necessary. Because she doesn't have many.