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

[patrickchan]

never reply to spam, always delete, when in questions call fido as ask.

[qzhan054]

Hi,

I just received a SMS message from a unknown number, and I have forwarded this one to SPAM, now I upload this to the thread to let more people aware of it.

[Oongchangco]

Just got a text which I assume is a Spam so I already reported it to 7726😃! 

[FidoNick]

That's definitely spam @Oongchangco!

I've moved your post here as this thread deals with all spam texts

[mnawaz]

Received the following message from this number. +1 (778) 536-4597

Notice From Fido:Fido has sent you Fido Dollars
To gain access to your Funds,Click the following link
http://accesgfi.com/
Deposit your Money (51.59$)

[Nush_anb]

Hello , I recieved the following text and I suspect it to be a scam. Kindly advise.

"Fido Mobile: We have sent you a bonus transfer! Visit fabolid.com/ to deposit your money. You have received a total of (62.75$)"

[FidoPhilippe]

Hey @Nush_anb! Welcome to the community.

I've moved your post here, as it will have the answers that you're seeking. If you have any further questions about this, let us all know here.

[martios1821]

Heads up, I just got a Tex telling me that I got Fido dollars it looks suspicious.didnot open the call back # is 1 403 497 6928 (1)

Stavros.k.

[FidoNick]

Hey @martios1821 and @memberk!

I've moved your posts here as this thread deals with all SPAM messages

Good catch guys!

[jj36]

I just received a text from 778-836-7274. They claimed to be Fido and asked me to click on a web link in order to collect Fido dollars. I have searched Google to see what is pamfolish.com but could not find anything. I suspect this is phishing/scam. 

[jj36]

It seems quite a few peoplein this community have received similar text before. Definitely a scam.

[FidoSaad]

Hey there @jj36,

Welcome to the community

This is indeed a scam. Be sure to forward the message to 7726 (SPAM), and avoid clicking on the link. You can then safely delete the message. 

Keep in mind that all transactions (charges and credits) or billing information will be on your invoices and can be accessed on Fido.ca at all times. We will never send you a suspicious link to clink on!

Hope this clarifies, and let us know if you have any questions.

[Reser3001]

Idk, if this is real! Or just a scam?

[Cawtau]

Hello Reser3001,

  Welcome to the community!

  As @Joseph_R (Welcome to the community as well) noted, that is most definitely SPAM. The providers are doing all that they can to prevent SPAM SMS. You can help by forwarding these messages to 7726 (SPAM) (see here). Once audited, it will be used to augment the SPAM filter. Unfortunately, as fast as these messages get blocked by the SPAM filter, the spammers/scammers find new ways to bypass the filter.

Hope this helps

Cheers

[Joseph_R]

This is a scam. Going to the website it appears to be a fake Interac e-transfer form that captures your banking username and password.

If you use google chrome you will get a red error that states "Deceptive Site Ahead"

Running a WhoIs on their domain, it appears that it is hosted at https://www.siteground.com

I have contacted SiteGround and notified them of this fraud website

-Joseph

[memberk]

Received this this morning, almost got me in the pre-coffee stupor. Have forwarded it to 7726 as advised.

[dallin]

This one was interesting, as it seems a lot closer to Fido's text message nomenclature.

First I've recieved; forwarded on to 7726 for now.

[FidoSaad]

Thanks for sharing @dallin

Keep in mind that all your charges and credits will be available on your Fido invoice. This can be accessed on Fido.ca at all times, and we will never send you a suspicious link to click on

[okan]

Hello, 

I received a text message from +1 855 668 28, saying that I would receive a refund due to some overcharge in my account last February. The message has a link that opens the following website: http://178.62.52.112/ It asks about bank account information to receive the deposit. The website looks like an original Fido page but some typos prove that it is actually a scam. I wanted to warn Fido about this issue as the same message might have been sent to other customers as well. 

Thanks,

Okan

[FidoPamela]

Hey @okan! 

I have moved your post here as it's in regards to the same subject. 

The message you received is indeed fraudulent, you can flag it by forwarding it to the number 7726. 

Hope that helps! 

[jwochan]

FYI Received this spam just now.