Bleeping Computer reported that major U.S. cities, including Annapolis, Boston, Greenwich, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, San Diego and San Francisco, have been targeted, with smartphone users receiving phishing text messages.

However, in recent weeks, nearly 20 cities have been the most targeted between January and February, according to McAfee, per Forbes:

Dallas
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Chicago
Orlando, Florida
Miami
San Antonio
Las Vegas
Houston
Denver
San Diego
Phoenix
Seattle
Indianapolis
Boardman, Ohio

New York has also reported receiving easy-to-identify phishing texts. The texts contained the dollar amount the person allegedly owed, with the dollar sign after the amount instead of before.

McAfee also highlighted the most targeted cities:

“Look both ways for a new form of scam that’s on the rise, especially if you live in Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago or Orlando — fake toll road scams. They’re the top five cities getting targeted by scammers,” the company stated, according to Forbes.

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