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free one-time 5GB of data text.

jukos — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:40:03 GMT

I manage my daughters account and she got a text from pm stating the subject line... is this ligit?

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gblackma — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 19:52:39 GMT

@jukos this is the first that I have heard about it. Which number is it from? Thanks.Stay safe.

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dabr — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 19:41:18 GMT

@jukos wrote:
I manage my daughters account and she got a text from pm stating the subject line... is this ligit?

@jukos It's possible there's a promotion but what are the conditions for the free data? I would make sure any link is legitimate before clicking on it though

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Luddite — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 01:04:23 GMT

@jukos ~~Believe it's phishing sms, DO NOT click any link in the text, nor provide any personal info. No such promo has been announced.~~

EDIT: whoops got this one wrong! 😥

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computergeek541 — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:04:23 GMT

@jukos Although not impossible, I'm not sure about any text message sent to an existing customer about promotions. A 5GB one-time offer would almost certainly only be for new customers, so I would say that advertising on the Public Mobile webpage would likely be more effective.

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TheHolisticGuy — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:08:55 GMT

My wife and I both received this text as well. Came from 512-8 shortly after a message from Public Mobile from 512-9 about unresolved complaints.

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jukos — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:21:41 GMT

screenshot of the message. She texted yes back and reply said to check her self serve to see if it was applied. I just checked and not applied as of yet.

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gblackma — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:19:15 GMT

@TheHolisticGuy @jukos I think its a scam I got the 5129 CCTS message too. Could you please post the 5128 message here so that we can look at it? Thanks.

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gblackma — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:22:00 GMT

@jukos yours is from 5179, @TheHolisticGuy is from 5128? It's beginning to look more suspicious. Stay safe.

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jukos — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:25:45 GMT

Unfortunately she told me after she replied yes...any actions that can be taken to help in a case like this?

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TheHolisticGuy — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:33:50 GMT

My bad, mine was from 517-9 also. It looks the same as @jukos

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ShawnC13 — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:37:48 GMT

This is a LEGIT text from PM. There is a targeted promo to certain plans being offered to BC and Alberta customers

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gblackma — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:39:04 GMT

@TheHolisticGuy , @jukos . I think it's a scam. But I dont know how they would get access to at least 3 different PM numbers to send it. So I would contact the moderators to verify and at least inform them about it so that they can look out for suspicious activity on your accounts. There are 2 ways to contact the Moderator Team:

Faster response- Get help with your account the easy way by starting a conversation with our virtual assistant, SIMon. It’ll take you to relevant help articles, or if it’s something more urgent, it can help you submit a ticket to the Moderator Team. Click here to get started.
Slower- Alternatively, you can send a private message to the Moderators by clicking here. You’ll need to be logged in to your Community account for the link to work.

Once connected to Simon, you will be asked to log in again with your community user name and password. Please do, this allows you to continue and send your message.
- Check your private message sent box (click on the envelope top right of your screen) to make sure the message was sent.

- Keep an eye on the envelope top right of your screen. The mods answer will show up there. When it does, you will be asked to verify your self service account, with your password and login. Doing so allows the process to continue. Stay safe.

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gpixel — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 21:01:34 GMT

PM send me a text! is this only on certain plans?

*sorry I meant which plan is this being offered too so I can switch quickly lol

@jukos @TheHolisticGuy what plan are you on

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kb_mv — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:53:26 GMT

@gpixel Yes! See @ShawnC13 's post two above yours.

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Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:58:40 GMT

@gpixel wrote:
PM send me a text! is this only on certain plans?

Start sharing plans. What plan are you on? Maybe the others above earlier could share their plans too.

I'm on the dead $10 plan. I don't suppose I'll be getting any free data.

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TheHolisticGuy — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 21:06:36 GMT

$50 plan here

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Camera4617 — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 21:14:08 GMT

I just got it too.. From 517-9 line..

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gzluwl — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 21:14:08 GMT

Both me and my wife also received a text from 5179. But the offer is 1GB of data + 1000 Canada wide minutes.

I am on the $10 plan and my wife on the $15 plan.

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radyeab — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 21:14:14 GMT

I got an offer of free 1gb of data and 1000 minutes of Canada-wide minutes from 5179. I am on the $10 plan.