[AnotherUnixGeek]

Well, maybe the phone number was on the package - let's click on the link.

Let's please not click on the link - that's usually the entire point of a text message spam.

[proxy_user]

Well, that’s the entire point of running Linux instead of Windows.

If you’re nervous, you can use a wget on the command line.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

Exactly.

In many cases, simply clicking on the link means the damage is done.

NEVER click on the link. Depending on how you receive it, you may be able to hover over it or right click it to see the full URL