Warning! A text from a random number in New York that appears innocent might not be a mistake, it could be the start of a dangerous new scam.

Scammers are finding new ways to try and trick you, where your kindness can be taken advantage of.

Kind Texts From Random Numbers Are Likely A Scam

In the past few weeks, I've gotten three texts that appear to be innocent, but are really an attempt to get me scammed. So I figured I would share to warn all New Yorkers.

The first one invited me to come over for dinner and stay the night. loading...

"Hey come over for dinner you can stay straight afterward," the grammatically incorrect text read.

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