scam text

[roadrash]

I received a text today, mrs roadrash name is diane

cograts to our 3 clients that won the x:s
1 jim
2 noah
3 diane

please confirm
(dodgy link inserted here)

now obviously I am not going to click the link, googling the address reveals nothing.

just wondered if anyone has had similar, its a new one on me

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It’s a dating site, something she hasn’t told you?

 

[Levo-Lon]

I got a CRC email earlier telling me my cassette was dispatched.
I use collect plus as it saves going to main post office to collect when im out.
A few moments later i got a tracking number from DHL... Scam email.

Easy to see how people get cought

 

[Dirk]

I received a text today, mrs roadrash name is diane

cograts to our 3 clients that won the x:s
1 jim
2 noah
3 diane

please confirm
(Dodgy link)

now obviously I am not going to click the link, googling the address reveals nothing.

just wondered if anyone has had similar, its a new one on me

If you don't think it's safe to click the link, why post it?

 

[Sharky]

As above
If that's a dodgy link, better unlink it or put some spaces into the text to make it invalid, before somebody clicks on it and blows up the interweb thingy.

 

[Sharky]

@Dirk the link is in your reply as well!
Safe computing everybody

 

[vickster]

Block number. Delete text. Simples

 

[roadrash]

good point @Dirk and @Sharky didn't even think @vickster ...I have done

 

[gavroche]

The taxman keeps wanting to give me a refund too and I have been selected for a special prize by Amazon , Asda and Morrison too. Shame I never claim any of them.

 

[roadrash]

I get the tax refund text often

 

[vickster]

The taxman keeps wanting to give me a refund too and I have been selected for a special prize by Amazon , Asda and Morrison too. Shame I never claim any of them.

Ditto, block the numbers

 

[roadrash]

Aha , I didn't relise that you can set up your moblie phone mobile to only receive calls and texts from your contact list.

Happy roadrash...

 

[Venod]

We received a new phone call one the other day, the caller with a heavy accent, said,

" You are still paying £7.00 a month for TV maintenence, ( we aren't and never have) we can reduce it to £5.00 a month" I said thats very good of you, she said " I will post the paperwork out to your address" she gave our correct address and said " is that correct" I said no thats not my address, she seemed confused with this and said sorry and hung up.

Now was this a scam or not, if so its a very bad one.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

We received a new phone call one the other day, the caller with a heavy accent, said,

" You are still paying £7.00 a month for TV maintenence, ( we aren't and never have) we can reduce it to £5.00 a month" I said thats very good of you, she said " I will post the paperwork out to your address" she gave our correct address and said " is that correct" I said no thats not my address, she seemed confused with this and said sorry and hung up.

Now was this a scam or not, if so its a very bad one.

Yes because most people will say yes thinking they must know who you are as they have your address, if they are clever they have also checked the electoral roll so they know your name

 

[classic33]

Yes because most people will say yes thinking they must know who you are as they have your address, if they are clever they have also checked the electoral roll so they know your name

Not everyone appears on either version of the electoral roll though.