Wrong number scams — in which con artists send out huge batches of eye-grabbing but innocuous texts — have become common for scammers looking to persuade people to give away their savings under the false impression that they’re investing in cryptocurrency. @nbcnews reporter Kevin Collier received messages in July from someone offering to help him invest in cryptocurrency. There are no definitive statistics about how widespread such scams have become. But the Federal Trade Commission tracks spam and scam complaints, and 2022 is on track to be the first year when more people have reported scammers’ contacting them by text rather than by phone, said Juliana Gruenwald, an agency spokesperson. Learn more at the link in bio. 📷 @nbcnewsart