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The Central District of California Court finalized a $2.5 million settlement for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action against an automotive dealer. What makes this settlement especially notable is it had been pending since before the Supreme Court's decision in Facebook v. Duguid.

Scam artists know this and sometimes target consumers with ?phishing? scams via text message or SMS (short message service). Text message or SMS phishing?also called ?smishing??occurs when scam artists use deceptive text messages to lure consumers into providing their personal or financial information.

Clicking on a phishing link or opening an attachment in one of these messages may install malware, like viruses, spyware or ransomware, on your device. This is all done behind the scenes, so it is undetectable to the average user.

Smishing is when fraudsters use text messaging to impersonate a trusted organization and steal your identifying information, such as your Social Security number, account usernames and passwords, bank account information or credit card numbers.

Directly replying to a spam text message lets a spammer know that your number is genuine. What happens next They can sell your phone number to other spammers who might bombard you with false promises of free gifts and product offers. Instead, it's best to block and report the number.

Why am I getting spam text messages? There are many ways spammers get hold of your cell phone number so they can send SMS spam and sales texts: They may use technology to generate numbers automatically ? so even if you have a brand-new number, you can still receive both robocalls and robotexts.

There are three elements of a TCPA claim: (1) the defen- dant called a telephone number, (2) using an ?automatic telephone dialing system? or an artificial or prerecorded voice message, (3) without the recipient's consent. (Meyer v.