Thread for reporting SMS spam

[Cawtau]

Hello,

  I have been forwarding my spam email-to-SMS to @FidoStephen via PMs to help improve the spam filter for sms.fido.ca

  Recently, another community member also posted a similar spam SMS they received. Perhaps a thread dedicated to collecting examples of these types of SMS spam might also help improve the spam filter.

  Thoughts?

Cheers

[ranger9c]

Hi, I received this last night, Funny it says Bell customer, never have been. Clicking the link, takes you to what looks like a real interac transfer site, but it then says it is for a Telus refund. (i once was on telus but it was  over 10 years ago) Searching the originating phone number it is a Toronto number.

[Cawtau]

Hello Ranger9c,

  Thanks for the information! Have you had a chance to also forward it to 7726 (SPAM) (see solution above)?

  Just out of curiosity, did you port your phone number from Telus? I think the spammers try to customise the SMS depending to which block of prefixes a particular phone number belongs. Certain prefix blocks are Fido; others Rogers, Bell, etc. However, with the popularity of porting numbers, those provider distinctions are not as clear. Targeting prefixes with customised SMS doesn't always work. But I guess for the spammers, it's all about the numbers. Only a fraction of their spammed SMS won't match up.

Cheers

[ranger9c]

Hi Cawtau,

I did forward it to 7726. I did in fact port the number from Telus over 10 years ago. Thanks for your reply. Cheers,

[ranger9c]

I was showing a friend what this looked like and when clicking on the link in the original post, this is what now appears. It's good to see that reporting this stuff, that things do happen.

Cheers!

[Scooby-Doo]

Thanks @ranger9c you are more.brave than me to click these links aaahhhahaaa! 

Happy Friday everyone!

[jaslikesmaple]

Hello, I received a text message from 1(705)854-0487 about a refund. It askes me to click the link: refun-mobilityintera.esy.es  While I clicked, it directed me to the online banking. I filled up all the info and realized it asked me to register the online banking account. Am I in danger???? Help! 

[FidoPamela]

Hi @jaslikesmaple! 

Welcome to the Community  

This definitely looks like a spam messages. You can check out this post on our Community for info on what to look out for in such messages.

If you provided your banking information, I would suggest contacting them ASAP to let them know and prevent any fraudulent activity. 

[raminsh]

I've reported the following spam:

+14027492398

R0YALBANK locked your account for security maintenance. Please reactivate your services below. http://rbc.com.canadabankverify.com/?activate

[SM73]

I got a msg,  they required everything, thanks I saw it's a number and I thought it's a scam! Someone had this problem too? 

[FidoAmanda]

Hey SM73!

I moved your post to this thread since it is about the same subject.

[Cawtau]

Hello SM73,

Welcome to the community!

Thanks for the information! That is most definitely a SPAM scam. You can copy and forward the message to 7726 (SPAM) for evaluation and hopefully added to the SPAM filter (see here).

Hope this helps

Cheers

[clowecass]

I received this text this evening:

Fido Canada Solution:
http://fidopaylivei.com/
Collect your Refund!
Fido has overcharged your Account (96.76$)

The number associated with the text is 1 (418) 490-2763.

I figured it was spam and deleted the text.

[Piotr1]

do you, as a fido, send me a messenger message that you counted me too much by $ 93.54?

[Cawtau]

Hello Piotr1,

  Welcome to the community!

Thanks for the information! That is most definitely a SPAM scam. You can copy and forward the message to 7726 (SPAM) for evaluation and hopefully added to the SPAM filter (see here).

Hope this helps

Cheers

[FidoAmanda]

Hey @Piotr1!

Just a heads up that I moved your post to this thread!

[alexantoniou]

Hi Fido, 

I got an text message from a number 1 416-356-8509 saying FIDO Solutions Inc: FIDO has sent you FIDO Dollars: <url removed> Collect your funds (60.45$CAD)! 

Is this spam or phishing? Please let me know,

aleX

[FidoMegan]

Hey @alexantoniou and @u8sushi

I moved your posts to this thread as is deals with the same topic.  

[u8sushi]

I just go the message too, for the same amount!

[smurffie1]

I received this in a text is it true it say I have a refund from Fido!!

http://solutrefmok.com/

An error was occured in your bill, fido sent you a refund due to an overcharged amount. Accept your funds here: Number called from is 

18198300475 . I believe this a a fake Fido email 

[FidoKenny]

Hey  @smuffie1 and thanks for reaching out.

This text is definitely not from us.

You can follow the instructions form our Community blog here where you get this type of message.

Let us know if you have any questions.

[Fido6433]

I received a text from Fido saying that my account has been over billed in error and there is a refund, please click on this message. That took me to a website asking me to deposit online into a bank account. I stopped right there as I was'nt sure if Fido did really send the message. Upon checking my Fido account online, I don't see any such refund info. Did anyone else receive such text messages recently?