Smishing is an increasing threat highlighted by the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, where text messages trick recipients into revealing personal information. Enhanced by artificial intelligence, these messages often mimic real organizations and create a sense of urgency. Despite a decrease in reported fraud cases in 2025, many incidents go unreported, leading to concerns about the true scale of the issue. Fraudsters leverage various schemes, such as urgent notifications about package deliveries or bank accounts, to deceive individuals into clicking links.
Smishing, a combination of SMS and phishing, is a tactic where text messages are sent to trick individuals into clicking links and providing personal information.
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre reports an increase in smishing attempts, driven in part by new technologies and artificial intelligence tools that craft convincing messages.
Although fewer fraud reports are registered in 2025, many incidents are unreported, leading to a possible underestimation of the smishing issue.
Fraudsters are increasingly using smishing techniques that impersonate real organizations to prompt recipients to take urgent action regarding fictitious problems.
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