Multiple choice technology security

You receive an unsolicited text message on your mobile phone saying "Thank you for joining Tel-a-Joke. Your account will be charged Rs. 1 a day for this service. You may cancel your membership at any time by visiting telejoke.com" What do you do?

  1. Visit the site and cancel the account. You never signed up and are getting charged unnecessarily.

  2. Ignore the message. You never signed up.

  3. Forward the message to your friends. They love jokes.

  4. Reply on the same number to deactivate your subscription
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is a classic phishing scam designed to trick you into revealing personal information or confirming an active number. Visiting the site validates your number, forwarding spreads the scam, and replying confirms your number is active; ignoring is the safest action as you never signed up and responding could lead to more spam or charges.

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