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Scam Text Message

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  • 07-02-2012 3:16am
    #1
    akura
    Closed Accounts Posts: 497 ✭✭


    So i got this text message this morning

    "Your Mobile Number has won £900,000 GBP in the Apple iPhone Survey.Send Cliam Code (5500572) to email: applebb@blumail.org"
    from +35386XXXXXXX

    I was just wondering how they got my number:confused:. my phone is 4 years old and i never go on the web with it or sell stuff on the internet. maybe it was just random


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    #2
    Chell81
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭Chell81


    I just received the same message. It has the exact same claim code so obviously a scam. I have no idea either how they got my number. :(


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    #3
    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,459 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Possibly this scam, note that the sending number could be an innocent person whose a/c has been hacked....

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056391597


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    #4
    MiseryCat
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭MiseryCat


    I got "Your Mobile Number has won E500,000 Netherland smart iphone some Rubbish like that on my phone , SCAM What load of ****, and same Crap was on my brother phone as well.LOL


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    Irish Wolf
    Registered Users Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭Irish Wolf


    Ya'll reported them to your mobile provider(s) - right?


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    MitchKoobski
    Registered Users Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭MitchKoobski


    I got the same. Seems to have been some mass text.


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    randylonghorn
    Registered Users Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    akura wrote: »
    So i got this text message this morning

    "Your Mobile Number has won £900,000 GBP in the Apple iPhone Survey.Send Cliam Code (5500572) to email: applebb@blumail.org"
    from +353XXXXXXXX

    I was just wondering how they got my number:confused:. my phone is 4 years old and i never go on the web with it or sell stuff on the internet. maybe it was just random
    Well, you just did.

    Expect many more of these! :rolleyes:


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    The Corinthian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,777 ✭✭✭✭The Corinthian


    Report the attempt to both your operator and BluWorld (who provide the email address). The former will get onto the bulk SMS provider, who'll then shut them down and the latter will cut off their ability to receive replies.

    How they got your number is through a number of things. It may be simply randomly generated. More likely is that you signed up to some PSMS service in the past and either your number was sold on or the same company is using the anonymity email responses as a means of avoiding retribution by the regulator.


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    janiceross
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 27 ✭janiceross


    I agree with you, akura. Might just be a random text. They're sending out spam texts and wait for anybody to answer and then they start putting up a good story. It's good that you did not respond or you could be receiving more of that by now. :)


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    DarkJager
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,960 ✭✭✭DarkJager


    janiceross wrote: »
    I agree with you, akura. Might just be a random text. They're sending out spam texts and wait for anybody to answer and then they start putting up a good story. It's good that you did not respond or you could be receiving more of that by now. :)

    It's a scam that some people got fooled in to, which allowed the scammers access to webtext accounts. The numbers that are sending them are even unaware it's happening until they start getting floods of texts and calls to their phones. Was on the news on Thursday this week.


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