CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - According to a survey by Consumer Reports, text and messaging scams have increased by 50% compared to last year.

The survey also found a sharp increase in scams targeting individuals aged 18 -29.

Kinsely Wardle is a student at Southeast Missouri State University, and she says she gets suspicious emails every day.

“There’s been a lot of emails that come through on my school e-mail, just from outside parties that are kind of pretending to be the school. Like, they’ll say SEMO, but they’re actually from a Gmail account or something else,” Wardle says.

A recent Consumer Reports survey shows the number of college-age students targeted by messaging scams has roughly tripled since last year.

Wardle says since receiving these fake emails, she’s double-checking all

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