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Vzwpix.com Scam - Fraudulent SMS Text Messages
Vzwpix.com Scam - Fraudulent SMS Text Messages

Scammers are using vzwpix.com, Verizon's cellphone wireless networks multimedia messaging service, to send fraudulent text messages like the one below to their potential victims. The messages state the recipients are winners in some so-called lotteries, or they were selected to have their vehicle wrapped with an advertisement in which they will be paid for. The scammers may send other fraudulent messages with the intention of scamming or robbing their potential victims.

What is vzwpix.com?

vzwpix.com, also called Verizon picture and video messaging, is a feature that allows you to take pictures or record 30-second videos on your device and send it to other compatible devices or email addresses. You can also add text to a video message before sending. You can receive picture & video messages not only on your mobile phone, also in your Verizon picture & video messaging email address, which is your mobile number.

Recipients of unsolicited text or email messages asking them to cash a check, keep some and send the rest to someone else, are asked not to do so because this is another trick used by scammers to deceive their potential victims into cashing a fake check, which the victims will have to pay for along with additional fees incurred by the bank for processing the check..

If you have received messages like the one below or something similar, please do not respond or follow the instructions in them. Use reverse lookup services (such as UnMask) to verify the details of the sender and report them to the authorities, if required. And, never send money in order to receive a lottery or promotion because this is how lottery scammers trick their victims into sending them money.

A Fraudulent Vzwpix Text

From: 9419578802@vzwpix.com

Attachment: IMG_20180604_124758075.jpg (756 KB)

Good morning,This is Mr Dave Stephen from SAMSUNG PAID TO DRIVE CONCEPT you applied for,how are you today?

A lot of Verizon's customers have reported receiving the above text messages or SMS. Please see the different messages that these customers have received by viewing the comments below.

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by an anonymous user from: Gloversville, New York, United States

I received one and did not open it but hovered over it just enough to see, it had my full name and address. Which is pretty scary!!!

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by an anonymous user from: Burlington, Mt Laurel, New Jersey, United States

I'm getting texts for vzwpix.com emails that have p**n links in them.

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by an anonymous user from: Maricopa, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Ignore it and put it in spam.

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by an anonymous user from: Burlington, Mt Laurel, New Jersey, United States

I keep receiving these messages as well.

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by an anonymous user from: Otradnoe, Moscow, Central Federal District, Russia

fack
now I have a message from my cousin, he is saying that he is my cousin, that facking computer

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by info

Call your cousin to verify who the person is.

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by an anonymous user from: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

"6154065664-vzwpix.com
6159777719-icmms1.sun5.lightsurf.net
cdstt55-yahoo.com
7865378973-icmms1.sun5.lightsurf.net

Thu, Jun 25 at 11:56 AM"

I received this.

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by an anonymous user from: Central Business District, Rochester, New York, United States

The first person who sent me fake p**n was delilahschuazen.

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

It keeps sending me obscure messages and I'm getting other emails through messages

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by an anonymous user from: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

I am receiving text messages from phone numbers I know: XXXXXXXXXX-vzwpix.com with an attached text message that is genuine. But so far as I know I am not a subscriber to VZWPIX and these are messages that *should* be coming as regular messages, not email.

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by an anonymous user from: Citrus Heights, California, United States

had an email sent to a friend from this outfit. He was already aware it was a scam site. What bothers me is they used my wife's phone number on the message

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

Vzwpix.com is a scam. Do not open.

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by an anonymous user from: El Paso, Texas, United States

Just now, I found two emails with these letters vzwpix.com containing an attachment but no name or description of what was in it. I deleted both of them without opening the attachment.

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by an anonymous user from: Oxnard, California, United States

I rec'd an email with an attachment that one with nothing on. I did open it. I was waiting for a bid on tile work and though that was it.

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

On 12-23-19 I received an email from 7********9-vzwpix.com containing only a photo of a Xmas creche. No text or other content. WTF?

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by an anonymous user from: Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States

I received five of these vzwpix messages on Christmas day. Fortunately I deleted all of them.

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by an anonymous user from: Toledo, Ohio, United States

They really need to start making arrests in all these cases. Spam email, spam calls, robo calls, frauds, etc... make the d**n laws and end this nonsense. It is harassment. stop trying to sugar coat that.

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by an anonymous user from: Chicago, Illinois, United States

They sent me a video, what should I do?

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by info

Just delete it.

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by info

Got a scam message from 7578079589-vzwpix.com

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by an anonymous user from: Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Just be careful to read the entire URL before sharing it here. The numbers in your message are a phone number. I got a messenger message with a video that said “looks just you!”. That peruson was a family member that I knew wouldn’t send a clip or link and I let her know and she replied. Her response was Been hacked, followed by10 numbers and -vzwpix.com . The number was my cell number!

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by info

"This thread started from vzwpix.com. I only know this because the same message was on my cell phone with a “From” line. This is despicable and Verizon needs to figure out how to stop these scam emails and messages. I happen to know the person referenced here and know she would never ask for this kind of favor, but others who get these emails might not be so lucky.
It’s so easy to see how hackers can affect a national election when this sort of scam is relatively easy to perpetrate.
Please fix this at the Verizon end!

From: sharon block ref
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: Visit

Thank you very much. The total amount she need is $400 ( $100 each in 4 cards ) you can get it from any store around you. As soon as you purchase the cards. I need you scratch the back of the card to reveal the pin, then take a snap shot of it showing the pin and have the image attached and email to me. So i can forward it to her.

Once again thank you so much.

HUgs, sharon B.

Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 4:58 PM
To: 'sharon block'
Subject: RE: Visit

I’d be happy to do this for you. Just let me know how many gift cards and what denominations. Will they need to be sent? Do you need a birthday card?

N.


From: sharon block
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: Visit

Nice to hear from you, I just need to get iTunes gift cards for a Cancer patient Its her birthday I promised her a gift card, but I can't do this now because currently I'm traveling Can you get it from any store around you? I'll pay back as soon as possible.

Kindly let me know if you can handle this so I can tell you the amount and how to get it to me.

HUgs, sharon B.

Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 4:43 PM
To: 'sharon block'
Subject: RE: Visit


Hi Sharon,

We’re home. Saw Artie and asked about your surgery. One more to go?

How can I/we help you?
Nancy

From: sharon block
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 6:56 AM
Subject: Visit

Hi, How are you doing?

Please where are you at the moment? I need a favor from you.

Kindly get back to me when you receive this.

HUgs, sharon B."

Received via email.

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by an anonymous user from: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

one asked me for nudes...

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by an anonymous user from: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

I just got only one:
"8325301933-vzwpix.com"
it had a google doc attached to it. I opened it in google docs, curious, but I'm just glad I didn't download it!

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by info

"4107398771-vzwpix.com

I have one a week. There is a text doc attached. I have not looked at the attachment."

Received via email.

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by an anonymous user from: Durham, North Carolina, United States

I recently had to report someone I used to be involved with, I'm a single mother of a small child and this person has been sending threats, slanderous and you windows false accusations and much more through his email address at Hotmail; they suspended his account as of yesterday and just five minutes ago I got another threatening email from him since he obviously knows what I have done; the return address was his phone number Vzwpix.com, my question is is there any possible way of reporting this as well?
I've also contacted the police, the thing is we live in two different states but he would not hesitate to get in his truck & be here in just a few hrs. Apparently it will take a while for the legal system to stop him with court and so much red tape in the meantime I cannot handle much more, it was a weight lifted one Microsoft emailed me last night and told me his account had been suspended. I slept like a baby. I should have known he would have found a way around that though if anyone has any ideas please,please share them with me.

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by info

Here is another scam
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 22:13:37 0000
From: 6147259465-vzwpix.com
Hik
I hope you get this
I collect authentic tomahawks also Could you please call me I have an assignment you might be interested in I hope you will be
I was good friends with Jim Dresslar and have some of his axes

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by an anonymous user from: San Jose, California, United States

Hi, I got three with attachments from 6037314809-vzwpix.com; when opening attachment it tried to install a data-mining virus which TrendMicro caught.

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by info

"Hello
The following account is being to scam identities.
6037314809-vzwpix.com"

Received via email.

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by an anonymous user from: Modesto, California, United States

How do I find out who is doing this? My bf has on his email my phone number and vzwpix.com sent to his email; what is he doing?

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by an anonymous user from: Lake Mills, Iowa, United States

Had exactly the same experience, from an ad we ran in a newspaper for selling our puppies.

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by an anonymous user from: Modesto, California, United States

I had my boyfriend doing this to me! Y

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by info

Received via email:
"I had puppies for sale and Cassidymadewe-gmail.com and phone number 305 203-7244
Wanted a puppy. She said she was hearing impaired.
Wanted me to text her my name, address, phone number and she would send me a check for the dog, plus shipping fees.
She wanted the info sent to vzwpix.com at my phone number. She then said someone would come and pick up the puppy. This all sounded fraud or scammer and I was afraid they would get to my house and rob it or steal all of the puppies. I sent her pics but she didn’t even pick one out!
I don’t think she was interested in them at all.
Karen "

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by an anonymous user from: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Didn't get these on my phone, but had three messages [random number]-vzwpix.com show up in my inbox. I figured they were spam, so didn't open the attachment (two had been caught by my spam filter) and immediately sent them to the trash.

Then deleted the trash file contents. Then I ran Malwarebytes, which said nothing bad was found... Hoping that will have been enough.

However, they all seem to have appeared shortly after checking into a hotel with free wifI for guests, so I'm going to be watching to see if any more show up in my inbox or spam filter... Then have a chat with the desk clerk... And then do the same process of deleting, emptying the trash, and running Malwarebytes a second time...

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by an anonymous user from: San Rafael, California, United States

I received multiple emails, which are really texts going into my email, appearing to have come from a client's number 8183141995 with the -vzpix.com. No message but with an attachment. I am not opening these. I believe my Verizon texts have been breached by a hacker/scammer who has access to my texts and/or email. My client said they did not send this. I am in the SF Bay Area.

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by info

"Subject: 4087616396-vzwpix.com sent me two emails that are creepy. Both messages say no content, but I noticed there were attachments where I found messages, the first about evil..., the second simply says "please."

Received via email.

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by an anonymous user from: Brookhaven, New York, United States

wifiblast is bullsh**t.

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by info

I received this fake request from 5306055388-vzwpix.com

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by an anonymous user from: Columbus, Ohio, United States

Hi, I received an e-mail with "no subject" and no text, only 1 picture. I am scared to open it, I don't recognize anyone in that picture of a group of people and children at a park or something? Any suggestions?

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by info

By the looks of it, you have already opened the email. But, ensure that you do open any attachment or click on any link in it.

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by info

"From: 2059152144-vzwpix.com [mailto:2059152144-vzwpix.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:44 AM
Subject:"

Received this scam.

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by an anonymous user from: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

I received my first one just yesterday. It looked suspicious. It read "Will call soon". Just ignore and block if you can.

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by an anonymous user from: Kansas City, Kansas, United States

I got one, a few days ago, from 9189020244-vzwpix.com

It was a blank Email with a .txt file attached. All it said was "Hey".

Though I seriously doubt this scam is malicious, I would advise that recipients of -vwzpix Emails should just delete them and move on.

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by info

Received this scam:

"Wells Login Suspended. Please restore your access!...
Thu 5/23/2019 11:26 AM
From: 9105201396-vtext.com

Wells Login Suspended. Please restore your access! hxxp://bit.ly/2JZXisW"

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by an anonymous user from: Linglestown, Pennsylvania, United States

I got something like this. At first I did not know who this was. I thing he had the wrong E-mail because he said,"stop messaging me or I'll change my number" after that, I checked through every single email I had on my account and no emails to him.

At first I thought my brother was messing around with my phone, but no. After reading this, I know know it was just spam. But the thing was it was entirely in my spam folder but oh well😓

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by an anonymous user from: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

I just looked this site up. I opened a vzypix and it just said 'We are in the back room.' Scared me to death because we have a room here that we call 'the back room. '. Still nervous, what is this?

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by info

Received this scam message:

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "5036794948-vzwpix.com" <5036794948-vzwpix.com>

To: "5035509193-vzwpix.com" <5035509193-vzwpix.com>, "5038121418-vzwpix.com" <5038121418-vzwpix.com>, "5036218022-icmms1.sun5.lightsurf.net" <5036218022-icmms1.sun5.lightsurf.net>, "5416196560-vzwpix.com" <5416196560-vzwpix.com>, "courtney.kohon-yahoo.com" , "9712757617-icmms1.sun5.lightsurf.net" <9712757617-icmms1.sun5.lightsurf.net>, "5039914639-vzwpix.com" <5039914639-vzwpix.com>, "5415177885-vzwpix.com" <5415177885-vzwpix.com>

Sent: Mon, May 6, 2019 at 9:09 AM
Subject: Talking about Black Rock

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by info

Got a scam from 5034210442-vzwpix.com

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by an anonymous user from: New York, United States

My son just called me - he is receiving 100s of emails from VZWPIX and they are my pictures from my phone. I did not initiate this. Help!

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by info

Have a technical person look at your phone to ensure that a malware is not installed on it. Or, just simply backup your phone and wipe it clean or do a factory reset, that will remove anything malicious on it.

If that does not work, then report the problem to your phone service provider.

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