SPAM TEXTS PHISHING LINKS SMS SCAM
I received a text message from Midweek Payout telling me that I could get
CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE NUMBER +1(8)(O)(5)(6)(O)(8)(5)(4)(O)(6)
HEADQUARTERS PHONE NUMBER +1(8)(O)(5)(6)(O)(8)(5)(4)(O)(6)
LIVE PERSON PHONE NUMBER +1(8)(O)(5)(6)(O)(8)(5)(4)(O)(6)
CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE NUMBER +1(8)(O)(5)(6)(O)(8)(5)(4)(O)(6)
HEADQUARTERS PHONE NUMBER +1(8)(O)(5)(6)(O)(8)(5)(4)(O)(6)
LIVE PERSON PHONE NUMBER +1(8)(O)(5)(6)(O)(8)(5)(4)(O)(6)
over $3,000 if I clicked on a link. They wanted my SS # just to prove who I am. I know who I am they don't need to know. I don't have much but what I do have I have worked hard for it. Why don't they get an honest job and work for what they want or need.
Someone has used my email Id to send this message asking for $500 iTunes card. They were asked to call this number. 343-304-8571. The mail reads : “How are you? I need a favor from you. I need to get an iTunes Gift Card for my Niece, Its her Birthday but I can't do this now because I'm currently traveling can you get it from any store around you? I'll pay back as soon as I am back. Kindly let me know if you can handle this Thank you, Jeb 343-304-8571"
This is hugely embarrassing.
It’s illegal to send unsolicited commercial email messages to wireless devices. The messages may promise free gifts or cheap services. Scam artists posing as Govt agencies could send messages threatening action unless money is paid. Spam texts can contain phishing links designed to steal personal info or may infect user's phone.
2017-11-19 00:55:13According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, citizens lose millions of dollars, each year, by responding fraudulent text messages. Scammers use deceptive text messages to lure consumers into providing personal or financial information
2017-11-18 22:40:22Report spam SMS to ACMA by forwarding to 0429 999 888. If you have a grievance about a specific SMS message, submit a complaint to the ACMA or contact the ACMA on 1300 855 180.
2017-11-18 22:27:50Organizations must only send marketing text messages to individuals, if they have agreed to receive them, except where there is a clearly defined customer relationship. Forward spam SMS messages to 7726 for the network operator to act.
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