topic Re: Is this offer legitimate? in Get Support

Is this offer legitimate?

BEER — Sat, 14 May 2022 08:54:27 GMT

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hello! We are giving away a brand new iPhone 12! You can take part today! Go here -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ~~ and complete easy sign up for a chance to win iPhone 12 Pro. Good luck!

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

kb_mv — Sat, 14 May 2022 08:54:59 GMT

@BEER wrote:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello! We are giving away a brand new iPhone 12! You can take part today! Go here --xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ~~ and complete easy sign up for a chance to win iPhone 12 Pro. Good luck!

@BEER No it is not. Select report bottom left of message, type spam then submit. Then delete the message. No on is going to legitimately send you a PM here to offer something. The link isn't even at Public Mobile. There are lots of threads/messages about this recently.

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

Triguy — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:09:42 GMT

It is a spam email. Report it to the moderators.

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Announcements/What-to-do-with-spam-in-your-Private-Message-folder/td-p/626565

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

Dunkman — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:12:27 GMT

@BEER

I got this exact message earlier. I already reported.

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Announcements/What-to-do-with-spam-in-your-Private-Message-folder/m-p/626565

Too many of these spam messages recently. Public mobile needs to do something to reduce these spam messages.

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

darlicious — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:17:01 GMT

@BEER

Nutz......

Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam!

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

kaytus — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:19:51 GMT

It is spam email. don't click for the link

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

HALIMACS — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:32:44 GMT

Hi @BEER Beer is good. Spam sucks.

I've proposed it before, I may as well again. Community users who are sending these spam messages are likely NOT active Public Mobile account holders as the community is available to everyone.

If my suspicions are correct, limit the Community's Private Messaging services to active account holders only AND recent account holders (say, up to 90 days after porting to another provider or from last successful renewal date)

This way, prospective users could still use the Community to ask questions and learn, but they would be restricted from Private Messaging the rest of us who hold services with Public Mobile.

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

Stews — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:05:43 GMT

No it's a fake phishing email or text. Don't respond to any links within emails or texts and don't enter any personal information.

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

Delman — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:18:31 GMT

I received the same message. It is spam and safe to ignore.

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

nordiko — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:34:06 GMT

Couldn't say it better HALIMACS ! cheers -

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

BEER — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:36:22 GMT

In addition to a text message I also Just got a private message from (cut and pasted below)

Don't understand how they also got my PM cel number.

Skittlelz

yesterday

Would you like a prize? Here is your chance to win an awesome brand new iPhone 12. Get it now!

Hi there! We're giveaway a brand new Apple iPhone 12 Pro! You can take part today! Enter now ~ www.winner-zone.com ~~ and complete a simple sign up for a chance to win iPhone 12 Pro. Well, good luck!

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

kb_mv — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:39:42 GMT

@BEER wrote:
In addition to a text message I also Just got a private message from (cut and pasted below)
Don't understand how they also got my PM cel number.

Skittlelz
yesterday
Would you like a prize? Here is your chance to win an awesome brand new iPhone 12. Get it now!
Hi there! We're giveaway a brand new Apple iPhone 12 Pro! You can take part today! Enter now ~ www.winner-zone.com ~~ and complete a simple sign up for a chance to win iPhone 12 Pro. Well, good luck!

@BEER Was it a private message or a text message? Anyone can sign up here and send you a private message. It has nothing to do with your cell phone number? Or do you mean something else completely?

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

kb_mv — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:47:13 GMT

@BEER Did you receive a spam text message or a text notification that you have a PM? If that's the case try below:

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

BEER — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:47:30 GMT

@kb_mv wrote:
@BEER Was it a private message or a text message? Anyone can sign up here and send you a private message. It has nothing to do with your cell phone number? Or do you mean something else completely?

I may be wrong - in addition to the private message I think that I also got a text message with the same offer.

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

kb_mv — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:48:24 GMT

@BEER wrote:
@kb_mv wrote:
@BEER Was it a private message or a text message? Anyone can sign up here and send you a private message. It has nothing to do with your cell phone number? Or do you mean something else completely?

I may be wrong - in addition to the private message I think that I also got a text message with the same offer.

@BEER See my reply above your last post.

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

darlicious — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:51:49 GMT

@BEER

Did you get an email and a private message? The bf did because he never uses his community account so his default settings are on......all mine are off.... i visit everyday i dont need twice as many notifications bothering me when im offline.

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

BEER — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:51:52 GMT

Yes I just turned off all notifications -- thank you.

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

LurganIeUk — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 18:07:44 GMT

Just my opinion. PM has covered how to handle and to have copy and pasted the unsolicited email into the forum, with URLs, was not a bright idea.

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

BEER — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:19:44 GMT

But this message was already posted on this forum by the scammers . However I do see your point in that just perhaps a very rash person may not bother to read the post and just accept this scam offer.

Re: Is this offer legitimate?

LurganIeUk — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 17:11:25 GMT

@BEER wrote:
But this message was already posted on this forum by the scammers . However I do see your point in that just perhaps a very rash person may not bother to read the post and just accept this scam offer.

The OP posted what he found in his private messages. The OP is NOT one of the scammers.