The NBC 5 Responds team is warning consumers about a text message that appears to be from Amazon.
The people behind this scheme are using a method called "smishing." It's a new scheme that targets your text messages.
Cyber criminals are coming after your credit card information, addresses and even your social security number.
A viewer sent NBC 5 Responds' Samantha Chatman a text message via Facebook.
It says, "Amazon values your continued business! Receive a $50 gift card or reward simply by completing our short survey," and then there's a link. You can reply "STOP" for removal.
Amazon confirms that this is a scam.
The company said it will not send text messages for surveys, though the company does offer text alerts for package shipments.
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If you've received one of these survey messages, here are Samantha Chatman's Solutions:
• If you are an AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint or Bell subscriber, you can report the text to your carrier by copying the original message and forwarding it to the number 7726 (spam), free of charge
• Delete the text
• Don't call the number back
• Never send a message back or click the link, no matter how tempting it may be
We also wanted to know how widespread this might be, but we're still waiting on a statement from Amazon.
Americans lost $1.3 billion to cyber crime in 2016, according to the FBI.
