Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Got a text about expiring reward points? Look closer


Consumer Alerts from the Federal Trade Commission

By BCP Staff

If you’re signed up for a rewards program, you may have gotten texts warning that your points are expiring soon. A message like that may catch your attention, but people are reporting to the FTC that some of those messages aren’t real — and come from scammers. So how can you tell which messages are real and which are phishing scams?

Read more ->  https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2026/04/got-text-about-expiring-reward-points-look-closer?utm_source=govdelivery