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

[Cawtau]

***UPDATE***

Hey everyone,

Thanks so much for taking the time to flag all of these to us.

Now you can send any SMS spam you receive to the number 7726 (SPAM). This will submit the messages to be audited and potentially blocked from the network if confirmed to be spam.

All you need to do is forward the spam SMS to 7726. You can do this easily by pressing and holding on the body of the text and then press the forward button. No additional charges apply for this

Thanks again for all your help!

[QuietMonsters]

Just a quick note: I just received a text saying that 'Fido Solutions Inc. sent you funds via Interac. Visit www.instansolutionsinc.com.'
I did not click on link as I think it is a scam. It is a scam, correct?
Thanks, Ann

ps the # it came from is 1-306-262-1858

[Cawtau]

Hello QuietMonsters,

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

[Lijo4u]

Similar issues  I found in internet

https://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/248999925/

do do you guys have any information??

[FidoClaudia]

Hey @Lijo4u,

Welcome to our Community!

I moved your post on this existing thread since it's on the same subject, you can find more info here!

[Monofal1973]

Hi anyone knows what is this text that i just received and if this is legit or spam .

Hi, it's Fido: Take advantage of our new 75$ promotion by linking your amazon account to your fido profile: www.interalert.info/amaz

[forestd]

I just wanted to report a surprisingly sophisticated phishing scam.

I received the following message from +14377772884:

"Hi, it's Fido: Take advantage of our new $75 promotion by linking your amazon account to your fido profile: [phishing link redacted]"

The phishing message seems pretty standard, the link looked sketchy and there were some grammar mistakes. The thing that caught me off guard was that it came from a legitimate Fido phone number. This was the same number that had previously been used to text me about my bookings with Fido technicians.

The link of course leads to a spoofed Amazon login page that will steal your credentials.

Picture:

How could this happen? Seems very irresponsible of Fido to have this vulnerability.

[villy17]

I just got this as well, very strange.

[RyguyW]

Hi guys be carful of a scam that’s using Fidos number 399-9. I received one that read: Hi, it's Fido: You have received 53.45$ of overcharge.PLease click the following link in order to claim your funds

I have talked to Fido online and they said do not open the link that it’s a scam. They said Fido is working on it. 

[FidoGabrielle]

Hey there @Monofal1973

Thanks for informing the community about this scam!

Head to this page to find out how to recognize phishing attempts via text.

[eunisk7]

Today I've got text message from 3993 twice like this. 

'Hi it's fido: you have received 53.45$ of overcharge. Please click the following link in order to claim your funds. 

and interac link was there. 

Is it scam message?

[FidoGabrielle]

Hey there @forestd and @villy17 !

Welcome to the community.

Thanks for your vigilance and for informing the community about this scam! They are indeed getting more and more creative, so it's super important to stay careful before clicking any links from a text message.

You can forward the SMS to our anti-fraud department at 7726 (SCAM) and check out our blog post on how to recognize a text phishing scam.

[Cawtau]

Hello Eunisk7,

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

[cocoral]

Got 4 text messages in a row from 3993(a fido number?!) saying:

"Hi, it's Fido: You have received 53.45$ of overcharge.PLease click the following link in order to claim your funds"

(link to rbc-onlinetrust.com/interac)

Clicked on the link. Looks like a pretty legit website but it's asking for my banking information so I closed it. 

The letter cases in the message looks wierd to me too. I wonder whether this is a fraud? 

[Jasmine_727]

If you get a text message from a 4 or 5 digit number (maybe 3993) that says..

"Hi, it's Fido. You've been refunded ..... $ due to an overcharge on your last bill. Click here to claim your funds: intrafund.info/interac" 

DO NOT click on that link!! IT IS A SCAM!!  Fido does NOT send text msgs or emails to issue refunds or credits!

If you're not sure.. call fido at 611. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM! I called fido and this is definately not from their company. If a credit is due, they would apply it to the account right away when you speak to their rep on the phone.. NOT send customers links thru texts. 

[FidoCharles]

Hey @RyguyW

Welcome to the Community!

Thanks for sharing the info

Note that you can also send the message to the number 7726 to report it as SPAM