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Digicel Promotion Text Message Scams
Digicel Promotion Text Message Scams

Digicel promotion scam alert. Digicel is advising customers to be on alert for a scam in which text messages are sent asking them to call a number in order to claim a prize. The numbers identified so far are +0037127912981,+37127912900, and +0037127955046. Digicel is urging everyone to avoid calling these numbers as this is not a legitimate promotion.

Help Digicel stop these scams by providing them with the information below on their Facebook page:

  • Your mobile number:
  • The number you received the message from:
  • Was this a voice or text message?:
  • What was the content of the text?:
  • Time you received the message:

PLEASE NOTE that Digicel will only contact you from 619-5000, 380-0057, 619-1525 or SMS from 400, 137 and 142 regarding Digicel’s promotions.

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by an anonymous user from: Montevideo, Uruguay

I received the following: Congratulations. Digicel phone, informing me that my mobile is Winner, dls 75,000 and a vehicle, 4 x 4, more information, tel 0050246982843.
My mobile is 095757***, I wonder if the promotion is legitimate. I have the name of the officer and I call tomorrow at 11 hrs of my country, Uruguay.

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by an anonymous user from: Houston, Texas, United States

Just got the same text. 10-22-13

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by an anonymous user from: Fort Worth, Texas, United States

I got the same message as whoever made the most recent post under this one, except the # was 011-502-47962242.

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by an anonymous user from: Bellevue, Washington, United States

I received this in Spanish as well big scam.......
Felicidades! Telefonia Digicel te Informa que eres Ganador (a) de $50,000 dls y un vehiculo Mdl 2,013 llama ya al Tel:01150258331835.

Translation:

Congrats! Digicel Telephony Tells you you're Winner (a) of $ 50,000 and a vehicle Mdl dls 2,013 calls and at Tel: 01150258331835.

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by an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

Congrats! Digicel Telephony Tells you you're Winner (a) of $ 50,000 and a vehicle Mdl dls 2,013 calls and at Tel: 01150258331835.

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by an anonymous user from: Kingston, Jamaica

"+88233010405
Digicel Urgent: If you don t call now you will lose your 30000 $,it s your last chance to have your check call now for free on this number 0088233010405"

***word for word text message received March 26, 2013.

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by an anonymous user from: Plainfield, New Jersey, United States

Got from 00371 27910639. Figure it was a scam so I googled it.

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by an anonymous user from: Bridgetown, Bridgetown District, Barbados

I also so received the text scam from +0037178912434 today. Figured it had to be a scam so I googled it and found this web page.

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