The image is an example of a smishing text message being circulated. Photo courtesy of Sacramento Superior Court

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA (MPG) - Sacramento Superior Court has been notified of an active “smishing” campaign in California.

Smishing is a cybercrime in which text messages are sent pretending to be from reputable companies to convince individuals to share personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers, and install malicious software via links attached to the text message received by the targeted individual.

The Sacramento Superior Court has become aware that text messages impersonating court staff and trusted court organizations meant to trick text message recipients have been circulating.

The Sacramento Superior Court asks the public to be mindful of text messages received from unfamiliar numbers and scrutinize them carefully.

As a precaution, if you receive a smishing text message, do not click on any links or attachments in the text message and do not reply to the text message sender. The text message can be reported as spam and the text message sender’s number can be blocked through the text message program. Finally, delete the text message completely.

For more Sacramento Superior Court news and notices, visit its website at www.saccourt.ca.gov.

The Sacramento Superior Court is at 720 9th St.