Solved: Suspicious MMS

Anonymous · ‎05-06-2015

I have just received a MMS that purports to be from O2UK. It is a picture message 879KB and claims to be a "multimedia message notification" from a "Hidden sender address". Subject is "Untitled". Is this likely to be a legitimate message from O2? Or should I just delete without opening it?

MI5 · ‎05-06-2015

Delete and destroy.

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MI5 · ‎05-06-2015

Delete and destroy.

I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.
Please select the post that helped you best and mark as the solution. This helps other members in resolving their issues faster. Thank you.

Anonymous · ‎05-06-2015

Delete, do not open

Anonymous · ‎05-06-2015

@MI5 wrote:
Delete and destroy.

Thanks @MI5 I have deleted as suggested. Does that also destroy or is there some further action needed - for example is there a "recycle" bin or other cache to be emptied as well? I have a Galaxy S4.

Cleoriff · ‎05-06-2015

Well this is a new one on me ....never heard of this one before.....Mind you on my laptop they spring up everywhere with so called legit addresses till you hover the mouse over the sender and it is completely obvious its fake...or worse...

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Anonymous · ‎05-06-2015

@Cleoriff wrote:
Well this is a new one on me ....never heard of this one before.....Mind you on my laptop they spring up everywhere with so called legit addresses till you hover the mouse over the sender and it is completely obvious its fake...or worse...

It's the first I have received on my phone too @Cleoriff.

Cleoriff · ‎05-06-2015

@Anonymous wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:
Well this is a new one on me ....never heard of this one before.....Mind you on my laptop they spring up everywhere with so called legit addresses till you hover the mouse over the sender and it is completely obvious its fake...or worse...
It's the first I have received on my phone too @Cleoriff.

Never had one at all on my phone @Anonymous....In fact the only texts I get from O2 are to tell me my bill is ready to view.....and the Travel one when I land in Spain.......

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perksie · ‎05-06-2015

I've never known O2 to send anything other than emails or plain texts, so this sounds dodgy to me.

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Anonymous · ‎05-06-2015

@perksie wrote:
I've never known O2 to send anything other than emails or plain texts, so this sounds dodgy to me.

That's what I thought too @perksie - hence my immediate recourse to the Community. I very much doubt if O2 would send any important information to a customer by means of an MMS.

Thanks again to all for your advice.

Cleoriff · ‎05-06-2015

Slightly off topic and apologies to @Anonymous but it seems ok to mention here that since I have been in Spain (for past 3 days) I have been plagued with spam calls. (About 10 in total) I don't answer them obviously and add them to reject list....but for someone who rarely gets these calls when I am in the UK it seems pretty weird they are coming in now.....

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