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Does the message use urgent language? 

Many scams create a sense of urgency with phrases like “immediate action required” to get you to act without paying attention to context clues. The truth is that very few things, especially via email or text, require immediate action.  While this knowledge can help identify some scams, it can also make phone scams more dangerous. If someone’s really in trouble, they’ll call you -- so it’s important to understand other signs of phone scams and keep a level head when someone calls you claiming there’s a crisis.

Is That Call, Text or Email Real? Here’s How to Identify Scams