!comment_text!
Top Comment
All Comments (6)
Text Message " Congratulations! You've been choosen(spelled like this) to recieve a $1000 Walmart Gift Card! Use approval code: Giveme. Visit: Gift50.com 2end reply stop
See details in Box 4
*******************************************************************************
DO NOT reply "stop" to ANY of these messages !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do NOTHING AT ALL.
A reply of ANY KIND, whether by text or calling and requesting to have your number removed does one thing, and one thing only...It CONFIRMS that your number is a working number, and their messages have been read, which on their end, means that their job has been done correctly...Annoyed, or not, they got through to a human, and their message has been read. That is exactly what they want.
JUST DELETE THE MESSAGE FROM YOUR PHONE and leave it at that, unless you want to take the time to:
1. Complain to your service provider, which might work if they get enough complaints, OR
2. Report them to the FCC, which takes a bit of time out of your day
***NONE of these are legitimate offers! I promise you, NOT ONE.
***If you do decide to call them, NEVER give them ANY personal information...NOTHING AT ALL...You will see that they try to get credit card or bank account info within 2 minutes of you calling...
*******THIS IS A RED FLAD FOR YOU, THEIR PREY******************************************
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THEY GET YOU:
I saw in one written complaint on another site, that the victim gave credit card account numbers to pay for a $2.99 entrance fee to a webite offering working from home and how to become a secret shopper, AND EVERY MONTH AFTER THAT THEY HAD A $19.99 FEE ON THEIR PHONE BILL, for which they could not get reimbursement.
LASTLY, if you know of any elderly persons who might fall prey to this, TELL THEM EVERYTHING IN THIS MESSAGE---They are sometimes out of the loop about these things. PROTECT THE UNINFORMED.
Received the following unsolicited text message on February 5, 2011 at 4:46 pm EST from 520-238-2876:
---
Congratulations! You've been chosen to receive a $1,000 Wal-Mart Gift Card!
Use approval code: Givem
Visit: GIFT50.com
2end reply stop
---

Having the same issue. registering complaint with "No call" program
txt msg from their phone