[Scam/Spam] Text from 917-488-5946

[HC - NO "i"]

Folks,

Got this in the morning...

"Congratulations, YOU ARE TORONTO'S WINNER OF THE DAY! Goto http://www.bestbuy.com.wonacontest.com to claim your prize! You have 24 hours to claim."

A little research... http://www.callercenter.com/917-488-5946.html/3?s=oc

The link http://www.bestbuy.com.wonacontest.com redirects to:

http://www.ziinga.com/ca/contact

Ziinga.com is a product of Auction Management Ltd. c/o Vincente Buildings, 14/19 strait street, Valletta VLT 08, Malta info@ziinga.com +44-1138680224

Whois History: 299 records have been archived since 2001-12-31 http://www.domaintools.com/research/...1&q=ZIINGA.COM

Domain: ZIINGA.COM Registrar: Eurodns S.A.

Registrant: Company: Flamingo Intervest Ltd. Name: Nikdar Masih Address: OMC Chambers, Road Town City: Tortola Country: VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH Postal Code: P.O. Box 3152 Phone: +35625572557 Fax: Email: nodomainnames@gmail.com

http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/ziinga.com

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[howard]

Both my wife and I also got this SMS yesterday.

[HC - NO "i"]

Fellow HC,

TelecomZombie has got one on WIND too.

[WorldIRC]

I got this as well.

[Ra_Harmakis]

/cry..... I'm not a winner like you guys.....

[howard]

Oh don't cry. I just gave them your phone number so soon you'll be a winner too. (j/k)

[shirsc2]

These texts are what they call SMiShing. Essentially a Phishing attempt via SMS. This is a growing problem in the industry where spammers are trying to get you to give them your personal info. Many times they are trying to opt you into a mobile subscription where you will be charged a monthly fee for a program like, Joke of the Day" via SMS.

If it seems to good to be true, it probably is. Unfortunately, many people fall for these type of scams.

[themobilekid]

These texts are what they call SMiShing. Essentially a Phishing attempt via SMS. This is a growing problem in the industry where spammers are trying to get you to give them your personal info. Many times they are trying to opt you into a mobile subscription where you will be charged a monthly fee for a program like, Joke of the Day" via SMS.

If it seems to good to be true, it probably is. Unfortunately, many people fall for these type of scams.

The thing I find strange us that all those monthly fee programs are regulated to an extent. How do they get away with signing people up on scams?
txt.ca has all the programs available in Canada.