(1)It appears unexpectedly. If your “bank” sends you a random text, asking for some action on your part, and it doesn’t come from a regular source or at an expected time, check for an accompanying email and call the customer service number listed on the official website to confirm. (2)It makes little sense. If the message has spelling and grammatical errors, or the vocabulary doesn’t seem a bit wrong, then it’s either from your six-year-old nephew, or most likely it’s spam. (3)It contains a strange link. Spam texts often contain a link. Sometimes that link appears to lead to a legitimate site, but on closer inspection, a critical word or letter is missing or misspelled. For example, “amazon.com” could become something like “amzon.com” (4)It leads to mean calls. If you reply to a spam text or open a link, they may follow up by calling you. if you don’t ever get a call from a “customer service representative” who makes you feel perplexed, as if you don’t know why they are calling, hang up. The word ‘random’ in paragraph (1) is closest in meaning to…………………
The word ‘perplexed’ in paragraph (4) is closest in meaning to