Hi,I just tried entering the contest and it worked! I entered my phone number as usual (shows up as a keypad when entering it on your mobile browser, assuming no hyphens are necessary). This is what popped up to confirm my entry!
Actually, I think most of the messages sent by the scammers have been through private messages through the community. They're probably just messaging all of the users that they see interacting in different discussions/forums.
It took around 1 day before it showed up in my account and received a text-message saying "Thank you for activating with Public Mobile. You've received a $10 credit! Please check the Transaction History or your account balance to see your $10 credit....