During this past week, I've noticed an increase in the amount of "legitimate-looking" pop-ups. John had one on his iPhone that would not let him "x" out of it; he had to shut down his phone then restart it to get rid of the popup.
I received a very "authentic-looking" text message from Verizon on my phone asking to verify some information, but the text message wasn't actually from Verizon.
The rule of thumb is ---NEVER click on links in pop-ups nor give requested information via a text message or pop-up on your phone or computer. Never.never.ever! If there is not a way to "x" out of a pop-up, just shut down your phone or computer by pressing and holding the power button. Then when you restart, the pop-up should no longer appear.
When in doubt if the request is legitimate, always access the website of the company requesting the information by entering its URL in your web browser (Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, etc.) That is the ONLY way you can be sure that you are dealing with the "real" company. If they have truly requested that you update your information, that request will be on their website once you have logged in.
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