topic Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted in Get Support

3 FREE SIMS by mail --- REAL or FAKE ??

BLACKHAT — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 23:12:40 GMT

I went to this website, entered my address, and 1 week later received 3 FREE SIM in the mail. ( This website xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx )

Is this REAL or FAKE website? Now I am wondering if I should use the Free SIMS? Is this *possibly ? * SIM card skimming/fraud website? Or is this Public Mobile affiliate website, and this person gives out free SIMS to get free phone plan referral $ credits?

The SIM cards and the SIM envelope packaging I received in the mail is IDENTICAL to the Public Mobile SIM i bought in the store for $10 each. So I feel like these SIMS are "real", but wanted ask PM community before I put a SIM card in my phone.

Thanks

edited by computergeek541: removed site address as it is a referral website

Re: 3 FREE SIMS by mail --- REAL or FAKE ??

Handy1 — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 20:54:20 GMT

@BLACKHAT It’s a real website public mobile not a scam , so congrats you got free SIM card always bonus now you can join and refer friends and save even more win/win

Re: 3 FREE SIMS by mail --- REAL or FAKE ??

hTideGnow — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 20:54:57 GMT

hi @BLACKHAT consider you won a lottery 🙂

no worry,each card has a unique number and no fake card can be activated

So, go ahead and activate with one of the 3 cards

the other 2 card, bring 2 friends over and earn friend referral rewards

3 FREE SIMS by mail --- REAL or FAKE ??

BLACKHAT — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 23:12:43 GMT

WHY WAS MY ORIGINAL POST DELETED? ** Posting it again, cause someone deleted my question, Please do NOT delete me as I would like appreciate an answer.

I went to this website, entered my address, and 1 week later received 3 FREE SIM in the mail. ( This website )

Thanks

Re: 3 FREE SIMS by mail --- REAL or FAKE ??

Handy1 — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 21:49:55 GMT

@BLACKHAT no public mobile is not fake and congratulations on some free SIM cards , you can hoping PM and refer some friends for further savings win/win

Thank you

BLACKHAT — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:30:54 GMT

Thank you for replies. Got an answer

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

hTideGnow — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:04:04 GMT

HI @BLACKHAT

turn out your link was not real and Oracles removed it

Please stop pasting the link and do not use that link to order sim card. Your risk compensating your personal info for 3 sim cards

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

hTideGnow — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:16:42 GMT

@hTideGnow wrote:
HI @BLACKHAT
turn out your link was not real and Oracles removed it
Please stop pasting the link and do not use that link to order sim card. Your risk compensating your personal info for 3 sim cards

HI @BLACKHAT

just to add, the 3 sim cards you order was not from proper source. It was not an offiical PM site (i wasn't aware that until you post it the second time).

So, if you got the sim card already, you already sent the scammer your name and address. Hope you didn't send the fake site more information.

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

BLACKHAT — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:12:18 GMT

Website doesnt ask for name (and I didnt give one). And I used burner fake email when I requested the sims. So only thing this website has about me is an address... which doesnt really mean much imo. How does person verify if a sim is real, my original question is still not answered. thank you

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

hTideGnow — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:16:26 GMT

@BLACKHAT wrote:
Website doesnt ask for name (and I didnt give one). And I used burner fake email when I requested the sims. So only thing this website has about me is an address... which doesnt really mean much imo. How does person verify if a sim is real, my original question is still not answered. thank you

HI @BLACKHAT

you already given out your address then

I saw multiple "fake" sites online myself before.. They copied everything from PM site and make it looks real. Look like they are trying to earn the friend referral by asking you to use his code. But at the same time, they hope your addresses as well.

I would think the sim is real , but you can never tell if they have tempered the card.

I would avoid using them myself

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

hTideGnow — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:19:15 GMT

and @BLACKHAT

as those site owner intentionally copy PM site content, I think you should boycott using their service even they might just want to earn your friend referral. Copying commercial site to fake is a crime

and I saw people posted on other forum to sell PM accounts with friend referral code, this is another "crime" as I see

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

BLACKHAT — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:22:25 GMT

thank you for helping me.

Yes the website looks identical to public mobile website, so i didnt know its fake. I dont think I want public mobile now, this all seems so fishy with hacking. I am too scared

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

hTideGnow — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:22:47 GMT

@BLACKHAT wrote:
So I am still confused about this.... can sim cards be hacked or something? I honestly never thought twice about fake sims until I told friend to go online and order free sims, and they joked "nothing is free in life is it real?". And so I asked question here. So is this how phones are hacked... you put the sim card into phone and your instantly hacked or something?
Why would they delete my question asking about this... wouldnt it be better to warn people about this?

HI @BLACKHAT

but you posted the fake site URL, you were helping out the criminals 🙂

I think you are ok to ask, but just don't post that link anymore 🙂

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

amandalk7451 — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:23:09 GMT

What do you need help with regarding the SIM card

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

BLACKHAT — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:24:27 GMT

thank you for reply. another user is texting me now. think i am getting answers. if not i will reply back to you shortly. thank you kindly

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

hTideGnow — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:24:40 GMT

@BLACKHAT wrote:
thank you for helping me.
Yes the website looks identical to public mobile website, so i didnt know its fake. I dont think I want public mobile now, this all seems so fishy with hacking. I am too scared

HI @BLACKHAT

are you existing subscriber?

on the other hand, you don't have to "scare" that much. People make fake bank site, fake CRA site. You just try not to click on those fake site and not to enter any info there.

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

hTideGnow — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:26:30 GMT

@BLACKHAT wrote:
thank you for reply. another user is texting me now. think i am getting answers. if not i will reply back to you shortly. thank you kindly

HI @BLACKHAT

be careful, who is that other user texting you? ask him to reply here so we all know the answer

or you can post the screenshot 🙂

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

BLACKHAT — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:28:21 GMT

No, not a PM subscriber. I was going to subscribe with the free sim card i got in mail, but now i am thinking hold off and don't. I dont know how hacking or info theft works, and maybe i am over thinking this now. But i think i will just throw sims in trash and stay with Rogers. Thanks for replying to me, I very much appreciate your help. Thank you

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

hTideGnow — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:32:21 GMT

@BLACKHAT wrote:
No, not a PM subscriber. I was going to subscribe with the free sim card i got in mail, but now i am thinking hold off and don't. I dont know how hacking or info theft works, and maybe i am over thinking this now. But i think i will just throw sims in trash and stay with Rogers. Thanks for replying to me, I very much appreciate your help. Thank you

HI @BLACKHAT

don't need to lose trust with PM just because you got into one of the scammer's site

But a real sim card from:

Telus or Koodo store https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/on/pick-up-SIM
Amazon.ca https://www.amazon.ca/Public-prepaid-postpaid-Activate-Allinone/
(this Amazon link is sold by Public Mobile, so it is PM's official store on Amazon)

Re: Can someone DM me please, my SIM card questions keep being deleted

amandalk7451 — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 22:42:24 GMT

Its not that its fake, public mobile changed the layout when they went with evergreen, that website is no longer functional! I have been with them for over 10 years and have never had any issues, they get wide range service and really good deals.