There is a new scam called Jalisco Cartel, where scammers send a text message to their potential victims threatening payment, or else they will kill their family. To make the text scam appear real, the scammers include their potential victims' address or family address. The scammers even include random pictures of people that have been murdered and decapitated to frighten their potential victims.
The Jalisco Cartel Scam Text
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If you have received the Jalisco Cartel scam text, please report it to your cellphone provider. Do not be fooled and frigthen by the scammers behind it.
This is what happens when scammers are able to obtain your personal information, they use it against you.