Do not click links in text messages that come from your own phone number

By news@appleinsider.com (Darryl Boxberger) Users on Verizon’s network have reported receiving text messages that appear to be sent from their own phone numbers. Here’s why you shouldn’t click those links.The messages notified the user that their bill had been paid and that they would receive a free gift if they clicked the included link.The messages appeared as though they had come from the user’s phone. Tapping the phone number in the sender’s details would redirect to the user’s own contact card. …

Source:: Apple Insider