The FTC is warning about fake graduation and summer party invites sent by text and email that are actually phishing scams targeting accounts. (Photo: Adobe Stock)

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As graduation ceremonies and summer parties fill calendars across the US, scammers are exploiting the excitement with a new phishing scam disguised as digital invitations. The warning comes after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received reports of fake messages pretending to come from popular invitation services such as Evite and Paperless