Hoax texts

[TheRampantWit]

Hi Guys.  BEWARE !  Just got an apparently HOAX text from a mobile number apparently pretending to be O2.  It says:

[O2]: Payment for your latest bill could not be processed by your bank.  Please update your billing information via: <link removed>

O2 is .co.uk, not .uk.

I don't think O2 contact customers from a mobile number.

I checked my account, and there is no problem with payment.

If you click on one of these suspicious texts, or answer them, they immediately have a 'live contact' with your phone, and could steal all your contact details and bank or other account details.  If you answer, they will want to get your financial details through their questions.  It's happened to me!

Therefore just DELETE such messages immediately without opening them.

Thanks for reading this.

[TheRampantWit]

Further info: The mobile number used to send this apparent hoax text was:  +44 7544 608932.

Does anyone recognise this?

[MI5]

@TheRampantWit 

It's a well known scam.
Block the number and do not follow any links.
Forwrd the scam text to 7726 - It's free.
Other ways to report here including Action Fraud website
https://www.o2.co.uk/help/safety-and-security/phishing-and-smishing-advice
How to block a number:
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00062352/
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201229

[jonsie]

It's a well known scam that's been doing the rounds, loads of threads on here about it. Please edit your post to remove the link so that no one clicks on it.

[Bambino]

@TheRampantWit  Please remove the link in your post that points to the scam site. In the upper right, go to Options, then Edit Reply.

[Martin-O2]

Thanks for taking the time to report this @TheRampantWit. The more visibility we have on these the less people will be duped.