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Google Lawsuit Highlights China-Based Text Scam Scheme
‘Google is trying to shine some light on this and attract attention,’ said Cybernews Chief Editor Jurgita Lapienyte, who feels money is beside the point.
The new Google logo is seen in this illustration taken May 13, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Chris Summers
11/29/2025|Updated: 11/29/2025
On Nov. 12, Google filed a lawsuit in New York federal court seeking to shut down a ring of scammers who it claims are operating a China-based international smishing scheme which has allegedly stolen millions of dollars from customers in the United States.
The lawsuit identifies the perpetrators only as a succession of John Does, numbered 1 through 25.
“The scam begins with a text message,” the document reads. “It may alert you to a problem with the delivery of a package and invite you to click a link to correct your address and pay a small delivery fee.”
“Or it may warn you of an unpaid toll or ticket, directing you to a toll collection website that appears legitimate to pay the outstanding charges,” it says.
Sometimes scammers say that the recipient needs to make a small transaction, as little as a dollar, to verify their account, Jurgita Lapienyte, chief editor of Cybernews, explained to The Epoch Times.
Beware One-Time Code Messages
“So they would send you a one-time code to confirm the transaction,” Lapienyte said, “In fact, what they are doing by sending you that code, they are linking the card numbers that you entered to their phones.”
Phishing attacks, which as far back as the 1990s used emails to scam unsuspecting victims, evolved into smishing attacks, which use text, or SMS, messages.
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READ MORE: https://www.theepochtimes.com/tech/google-lawsuit-highlights-china-based-text-scam-scheme-5948938?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1
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