If you've received a text recently thanking you for your payment and offering you a 'little gift' from what appears to be your own cell phone number, beware, it could be 'smishing.'
Scammers are impersonating grandchildren to con the elderly into sending gift cards or money transfers for "emergencies" like medical care, rent, bail, & more.
The latest scam circulating around the Hudson Valley appears to be from the main Town Hall number from the Town of Wappinger. Here's what you need to know.