Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Spamming - Adware
The "Apple Macbook Pro" text message below with a link to 3op0j.com is a scam. Therefore, recipients are asked NOT to follow or click on the link in it. The fake text message, which claims recipients can win a MacBook Pro, is being sent by scammers who are attempting to trick recipients into clicking the link in it, which goes to spam and malicious websites.
Text from: 1 (216) 369-5597:As part of Verizon's Tech Inclusive Exercise, we're giving away a Apple Macbook Pro to eligible few. [name], you are selected: 3op0j.com/n6BhjWhPab
Text from: 1 (216) 369-5597:
As part of Verizon's Tech Inclusive Exercise, we're giving away a Apple Macbook Pro to eligible few. [name], you are selected: 3op0j.com/n6BhjWhPab
If you have recieved the fake Apple Macbook Pro text, please post it in the comment section below, then delete it. The fake text I received came from telephone number (646)401-1455.
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(216)369-5597 today 11/3/2020
As part of Verizon's Tech Enabling Exercise, we're giving away a Apple Laptop to selected few. Congratulations, you are eligible: k2kap21.com/dfjAZnuRJj
I recommend that anyone receiving this scam also report it to the FTC who is responsible for attempting to identify scammers and prosecute them. You can go to FTC complaint assist and it will walk you through the process. Here is what I received yesterday, 11/1/2020 from #646-675-9302As part of Verizon's Tech Inclusive Movement, we're giving away an Apple Macbook to eligible few. Jill, you are selected: ghl0pp.com/uJeCYktCC1
I got this txt and good thing I know were to check this SCAm TXT
