Potential Scam Text

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DaveDog

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Topic # 239774 3-Aug-2018 11:55

Has anyone encountered a text like this - from number 2547 ... If this doesn't scream scam, I don't know what does

It looks like Mr. or Mrs. XXXXXXXX from XXXXXX is on today's list. Check it here <link removed>

Oblivian

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Reply # 2067409 3-Aug-2018 12:09

Awesome, my rt click left clicked. Luckily blocked but probably reported now :/

There are a heap of proxied short url decoders. It took the first one to see its a survery scam

DaveDog

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Reply # 2067414 3-Aug-2018 12:14

Oblivian:

Awesome, my rt click left clicked. Luckily blocked but probably reported now :/

There are a heap of proxied short url decoders. It took the first one to see its a survery scam

Sorry, my bad... Shouldn't have left them as hyperlinks - might see if I can change that...

JanMcK

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Reply # 2068012 4-Aug-2018 16:22

I got this too, from 2541, but identical wording apart from the link ended in FuD2

hio77

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Reply # 2068070 4-Aug-2018 18:47

Bulletin Messaging is the provider that runs that shortcode.

They have 2527, 2541, 2547

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