[The security box] Verizon subscribers are the target of a phishing expedition; do not respond to this text message
Jared Rimer
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Fri Oct 15 11:53:04 EDT 2021
With as many messages as I got about my bill getting paid and me getting
a prize, blocking the number would do no good.
Jared Rimer
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On 10/15/2021 7:53 AM, Jennifer Martinez via Thesecuritybox wrote:
> I am going to say. I got a bogus text just this week but of course
> immediately trashed the message. I do not know much about how to obtain
> gift cards from services and service providers but I knew it is odd to
> receive gift cards, or anything else, at random . That is a very big and
> bright RED FLAG. Anytime you receive a message like that do as I did
> and always do and delete the text scroll I wish I had had enough brains
> 2 block the number as well.
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature>
>
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 2:59 PM, Jared Rimer via Thesecuritybox
> <thesecuritybox at 986themix.com> wrote:
> So is AT&T, and as I'm writing for post 9 of ncsam, it is just a matter
> of time if the other U.S. carriers are affected by this recent scam
> going on.
>
> Jared Rimer
> Check out my shows on 986 the mix. www.986themix.com/schedule for more
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>
> On 10/13/2021 10:00 PM, Michael Brock via Thesecuritybox wrote:
> >
> > Verizon subscribers are the target of a phishing expedition; do not
> > respond to this text message
> > PhoneArena - News / Alan Friedman
> >
> >
> <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoneArena-LatestNews/~3/RRtGyD5ZhpI/verizon-subscribers-need-to-watch-out-for-this-scam_id135618
> <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoneArena-LatestNews/~3/RRtGyD5ZhpI/verizon-subscribers-need-to-watch-out-for-this-scam_id135618>>
> > Verizon subscribers are the target of a phishing expedition; do not
> > respond to this text message
> > Recently we told you about spam texts received by T-Mobile customers
> >
> <https://www.phonearena.com/news/t-mobile-customers-targeted-for-spam-texts_id135518
> <https://www.phonearena.com/news/t-mobile-customers-targeted-for-spam-texts_id135518>>.
>
> > It is possible that the phone numbers used to send out the bogus
> > messages came from the recent data breach that affected 48 million
> > T-Mobile subscribers. The text tried to make it appear as though
> it came
> > from T-Mobile and offered the recipients of the message a $100
> free gift
> > because of an outage that occurred the previous day.
> > There were signs that the whole thing was bogus including the way
> > T-Mobile was typed as Tmobile, something that we assume a real
> text from
> > T-Mobile <https://www.phonearena.com/t-mobile
> <https://www.phonearena.com/t-mobile>> would never include. And
> > hidden away in the fine print was the truth: the text was sent by a
> > marketing company with no connection to T-Mobile and the company
> sent it
> > trying to gather information about T-Mobile customers, possibly
> trying
> > to gather up confirmed phone numbers of the carrier's customers.
> >
> >
> > Verizon subscribers should watch out for this bogus text message
> > trying to steal personal information
> >
> > Now, Verizon <https://www.phonearena.com/verizon
> <https://www.phonearena.com/verizon>> customers seem to be
> > receiving unsolicited texts by another bad actor phishing for
> > information in order to rip you off. The text message, from a bogus
> > phone number (562-666-1159), says "Verizon Free Msg: Sept bill is
> paid.
> > Thanks, (first name of the customer)! Here's a little gift for
> you." A
> > link follows.
> > Someone's going phishing using this bogus text to try and gather
> > personal information from Verizon subscribers - Verizon
> subscribers are
> > the target of a phishing expedition; do not respond to this text
> message
> > <https://m-cdn.phonearena.com/images/articles/380558-350/bogusvzw
> <https://m-cdn.phonearena.com/images/articles/380558-350/bogusvzw>>
> >
> > Someone's going phishing using this bogus text to try and gather
> > personal information from Verizon subscribers
> >
> > First of all, most Verizon subscribers have already paid their
> September
> > bill so while it might seem that the text must be from Verizon
> since it
> > knew that you paid last month's invoice, as a Verizon customer this
> > writer can tell you that the nation's largest carrier doesn't
> offer you
> > a gift just for making your payment on time; heck, Verizon won't
> send
> > you a gift for paying your bill earlier than the due date.
> >
> > If you get this text or something that resembles it, do not click
> on the
> > link. If you do, you might be directed to a site asking you to
> fill out
> > personal information such as your name, address, social security
> number,
> > phone number, and other information that can be used to change your
> > Verizon password.
> >
> > With this information, you could lose control of your Verizon
> account
> > while the bad actor changes the address, password, and other
> > information. Once that is accomplished, this criminal orders
> expensive
> > new phones that you'll be paying for. The devices get sent to your
> > account's new address which is controlled by the crook.
> >
> >
> > If you receive a questionable text or email, call the carrier
> to see
> > if it is genuine
> >
> > The person who received the text in the photo that accompanies this
> > story knew it was a fake because the message used her first name
> even
> > though the account they have is a company account. Be careful
> because
> > whatever information you give away about your wireless account
> can come
> > back to bite you in the wallet. And there are many different
> phishing
> > stories to go around including one involving Verizon that we told
> you
> > about a few years ago
> >
> <https://www.phonearena.com/news/Voice-phishing-can-cost-you-hundreds-or-thousands-of-dollars_id113746
> <https://www.phonearena.com/news/Voice-phishing-can-cost-you-hundreds-or-thousands-of-dollars_id113746>>.
> > Whenever you get a text or email that looks like it could be
> genuine,
> > you should look for a tell. If a simple word is spelled
> incorrectly, or
> > the copy looks like it wasn't written by a professional, that should
> > make you cautious. If the carrier's name is incorrectly written
> (Tmobile
> > vs. the correct T-Mobile), that is a good clue. But even if there
> are no
> > tells, you should be suspicious since much is at stake.
> > If you're unsure whether a text or email is genuine, call the
> carrier it
> > supposedly came from and ask whether someone there sent you the
> message
> > in question. Also, we would suggest that everyone with a wireless
> > account set up a password or PIN to prevent your account from
> falling
> > into the wrong hands. Earlier this month, the FCC announced that
> it was
> > asking the wireless operators to crack down on SIM card hijacking
> and
> > Port-out fraud
> >
> <https://www.phonearena.com/news/fcc-wants-carriers-to-confirm-customers-id-before-making-account-changes_id135450
> <https://www.phonearena.com/news/fcc-wants-carriers-to-confirm-customers-id-before-making-account-changes_id135450>>,
>
> > two practices designed to steal subscribers' identities.
> >
> >
> > Original Article:
> >
> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoneArena-LatestNews/~3/RRtGyD5ZhpI/verizon-subscribers-need-to-watch-out-for-this-scam_id135618
> <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoneArena-LatestNews/~3/RRtGyD5ZhpI/verizon-subscribers-need-to-watch-out-for-this-scam_id135618
> >
> >
> <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoneArena-LatestNews/~3/RRtGyD5ZhpI/verizon-subscribers-need-to-watch-out-for-this-scam_id135618
> <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoneArena-LatestNews/~3/RRtGyD5ZhpI/verizon-subscribers-need-to-watch-out-for-this-scam_id135618>>
> >
> >
> > Michael Brock
> >
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