Hi guy’s, ladies and possibly others too (just a joke)
@deyneko1, that is a scam out right without question and you should just ignore it.
Here is my reasoning about the message that you received.
First, I need to see more about the text message that you received. What I mean by that is the top line that identifies where the message was originated I would like to see, first to better conclude.
That is, those the header of the message came from the suggested “reply” to “83737”, if is different that is first sign of a scam, what it means is that you reply as we normally do but the message does not go back to “83737” but to where the message was originated from. If you still have the message on you cell phone, take a picture or copy the screen and drop a copy of the message here or my private e-mail box.
Second, to the right of the message is an web-site that they want you to go to, i.e. “goo.gl/VlymED”
This is a google site that you can host a system or even your personal website so that people can go to and get in contact with you.
Unfortunately, is also used by scammers frequently too. Without any offence to Public Mobile, if I can use as an example; You will never see PM asking you to go to goo.gl/PublicMobile web site to make a payment, but rather PublicMobile.ca/…….. (something).
Another note that I see is that they send you a SMS message and not even an e-mail, again from something@PublicMobile.ca or “611” as they mention on their site.
Now, you click on the link and try to follow through and inquire what is this about, you will be going to the scammers web-site where they are going to create a personal profile about you and gather/collect as much information they can of your private information, i.e. Bank account, pin number, CCV2 (the three digit at the back of the credit card) full name, expiring date, etc.
@deyneko1, the fact that they send you a SMS text, they already have you cell number and they are going to carrion pestering you with such a scam’s. They are not going to “STOP” they want more personal information from you, so that they can clean up your bank account.
In computer terms, that is what is called “Fishing” and that is over time try to gain as much personal information, before they clean up your bank account. By directing you to their web-site and proxy you into the real web-site and as the data is passed through their system they collect the information first. So that later when you least expect it, they then clean your account.
The other information with regard to physical address and web-site is just a disguise and to pretend to be “REAL”. Ignore that portion, is fake, and if you click on the web-site that they present to you, that is in fact hyperlink to their website. Is a false link.
Tips and suggestions,
- You can go into your browser settings and in the privacy section you can set safe web-site so that the browser does not ask you if you are certain to go to, but you can add in the prohibit side the address “goo.gl/VlymED” to the list that you never want your browser to go to. The browser will block you in the future if you make a mistake at a later date will not go there. I are creating a fire wall preventing you from been scam at a later date.
- In my contact list I have several contacts called Blocked, a_Blocked, b_Blocked, ….. and I have 15 phone numbers that I can place in each of them. If I see a number that I don’t recognise or my phone does not identify, I don’t answer the call and I let the call go through to my voice mail.
I also go online and google the phone number for comments on that phone number to see if is a scam as well. If I identify to be a scam I add the phone number to be a scam I add the number to my list of BLOCKED calls, the individual contact for those blocked calls are set up for DO NOT RING, or vibrate or even light on LED or screen change, in other words do nothing and don’t tell me that the call is coming in, plain and simple just ignore it.
I will have to look further into the SMS (texting) if I can do the same, I will try it out and further post at a later time, as to what can be done for blocking some texting. To be honest I have not had such an issue yet.
I hope that helps you.
Regards
Jose
