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timbosan: Hi all, I just got a TXT from 128 (I am with Telecom Mobile) asking am I the account holder, and to reply Yes or No. Seems very odd as Telecom would already have this type of information. So is this Spam or phishing, or is it something else?
Whatifthespacekeyhadneverbeeninvented?
DarthKermit: Makes a change from "Your mobile number has won you $1,000,000" I guess.
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kiwitrc: Can they spoof text numbers now?
timbosan:kiwitrc: Can they spoof text numbers now?
Well, that's the thing - it came from 128 and appears in the list of TXT messages from Telecom (which are real). And what would a spammer gain from knowing if a person is the account holder? And unless it's a corporate phone, then most phones would be used by the account holder.
And nope, no mention of winning any dollars, pounds, euros, rupees, or bitcoins.
Hopefully Telecom (plambrechtsen) can shed some light on it tomorrow.
farcus: it's real.
128 send these texts to confirm you are the account holder before sending you what might be sensitive information in regards to your account.
(it's usually a text advising you have a specific period of time to pay an overdue account before any further action is taken).
The reason the text is sent is that often there are multiple telephones connected to one account so they want to make sure that the primary number they have for an account is actually held by the person responsible for the account and not a different family member that might completely ignore an important message.
lucky015:farcus: it's real.
128 send these texts to confirm you are the account holder before sending you what might be sensitive information in regards to your account.
(it's usually a text advising you have a specific period of time to pay an overdue account before any further action is taken).
The reason the text is sent is that often there are multiple telephones connected to one account so they want to make sure that the primary number they have for an account is actually held by the person responsible for the account and not a different family member that might completely ignore an important message.
REALLY? The word yes is all it takes to get private info? In the meantime sounding more scam-like than the actual scams?
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