smishing
n.— «Scams via text message are becoming so widespread there is actually a new name for it—”smishing”—a takeoff of SMS text messaging and phishing.» —“Text Message Scam Targeting U.S. Bank Customers” by Esme Murphy WCCO-TV Dec. 10, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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