Spoofing and phishing are schemes aimed at tricking you into providing sensitive information—like your password or bank PIN—to scammers. These scams have been reported to the University of Illinois Police Department.We post them here so you can be better informed about what to watch out for. This type of text message is a scam called smishing. Smishing is a form of phishing that involves a text message or phone number. File a Complaint with Us​​ If you or someone else is in immediate danger, please call 911 or your local police. The IC3 focuses on collecting cyber-enabled crime. End-to-end encryption ensures only you and the person you're communicating with can read or listen to what is sent, and nobody in between, not even WhatsApp. The scammer was trying to be friendly and sends me this, a message saying "this is my business number, here's my personal number, please contact me here." Need to contact WhatsApp?