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Alert! Phishing Text Going Around?

DonaldB — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:55:07 GMT

Phishing Text?

Re: Alert! Phishing Text Going Around?

hTideGnow — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:29:54 GMT

HI @DonaldB Yes it is phishing. PM and Telus would never send text like this. Please delete and not click on the link

Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to stop it. Everyone getting junk mail and phishing text all the time

Re: Alert! Phishing Text Going Around?

Outdoorsman — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:29:57 GMT

@DonaldB yes when you see 99999999 it's some kind of scam

Re: Alert! Phishing Text Going Around?

softech — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:32:00 GMT

@DonaldB Don't click, Just delete it

Spammers can easily guess your provider by the phone number and hence able to customize the text to make it real.

Re: Alert! Phishing Text Going Around?

dust2dust — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:44:10 GMT

Those numbers mean it's an email -> text. We can all do this. But yes this one is phishing.

Re: Alert! Phishing Text Going Around?

Yummy — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:50:34 GMT

99999... are email to SMS. Even domain does not exist.

Just delete, do not block number (999...) as you might get legitimate email to SMS message.

Some scam never give up. Amazing how much energy is used to get few bucks (or whatever) instead of doing honest work.

Re: Alert! Phishing Text Going Around?

DonaldB — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:29:29 GMT

Just received another one today. reported to CAFC Fraud and CyberCrime Reporting System. CRA refund fraud attempt. Luckily I am aware that the CRA never ever sends text messages for refunds or payments.

Re: Alert! Phishing Text Going Around?

hTideGnow — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:34:34 GMT

HI @DonaldB there is really nothing much you can do with text phishing. Just delete it and don't click the link

Just like junk mail, it is something we cannot avoid 😞