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Source: Pioneer Press, St.儲存 Paul, Minn.Dec. 23--Target is warning shoppers to beware of phony consumer-protection emails and text messages, sent by thieves and spammers to trick consumers into revealing Social Security or account numbers.The Minneapolis-based discounter told consumers to "be wary of calls or email scams that may appear to offer protection but are really trying to get personal information from you," it said Monday on its website.Over the weekend, a number of those scams began to appear. Not all the scams mentioned Target by name, but the security issue is now a widespread concern, following news last week that personal data was stolen on up to 40 million credit and debit cards used at Target.One text message arriving Sunday, apparently widely sent, claimed the recipient's Visa card has been blocked "due to fraud" and asked shoppers to call an 804-area-code telephone number. The message did not mention Target.On the website callercomplaints.com, a woman named Darlene wrote that she "got a message saying to call because VISA debit card had been limited due to fraud ... called from my home line ... first thing the call asked was for me to enter my debit card # ... something wasn't right."On its corporate website, Target said that others have received calls and emails "from someone who said they were with Target asking for my Social Security number and other personal information."Target's advice: "Do not provide that information. Your Social Security number was not compromised ... . If you have any questions, hang up and do not respond and contact Target at the number迷你倉on the back of your card."The company added: "If you've received something that you can't confirm on our corporate site, then it is not an official communication from Target."In some cases, the company is expanding its earlier advice. Target said personal identification numbers, or PINs, used by debit cardholders were not stolen in the breach. But on Monday, it recommended that debit-card users change their PINs, "as an additional precaution." Those who hold Target debit cards can do that at Target.com/RCAM.The card data was stolen from shoppers who used any type of credit or debit card inside a Target store between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15. Target is also advising those customers to review and monitor their credit- and debit-card accounts.The data thieves stole four types of information, Target said: the card number, the name on the card, the expiration date and security code that's embedded in the card's magnetic strip. Thieves did not gain access to the different three- or four-digit security code that's typically printed on the back of the card, Target said.Target said it will provide credit-monitoring services "to every single guest that was impacted," but that service isn't yet available to shoppers. "We are in the process of establishing the service and will be reaching out to guests in the coming weeks with more information," it said.Tom Webb can be reached at 651-228-5428. Follow him at twitter.com/TomWebbMN.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.) Visit the Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.) at .twincities.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage