Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
Scammers are using fake Walmart giveaway text messages below and the website "w8fmv info" to steal personal and financial information. The scammers create a fake text message with a link to "w8Fmv info" and send it to potential victims. The scammers hope their potential victims will take the bait and click the link in it, which goes to fake websites that will claim the visitors have won free gifts and other prizes. The fake websites will then ask visitors to submit personal and personal information in order to receive their so-called free gifts or prizes. But, if the requested information is submitted to the scammers, it will be stolen and used fraudulently.
"W: Great news, [first name]! Your winning code 680752 printed on your receipt from Mar. 27 came in 2nd in Walmart giveaway: w8fmv.info/wuwKksuprn"
Congrats, [first name]! Your unique code 704418 printed on your receipt from Mar. 20 came in 2nd in Walmart giveaway: w8fmv.info
If you have received the Walmart Giveaway text scams or any text message with a linke to w8fmv.info, please do not click the link in it. You may share it in a comment below to help others, report it to your cellphone provider, then delete it.
83
Parcel for (name)- biwx .link/9G12x6
Scam 100% been trying to get rid of these gorgeous a while now
"Hey! Its Cassidy from Walmart I tried calling you your 📲 But couldn't reach you. Guess what? The unique code N052899 Was printed on your receipt from April which means you are among 5 lucky Walmart shoppers! Check out whats inside your 🎁 n1vd8.site/3K1Ql5B"Received this scam.
My wife just got one using the link /- fjlvk.com this is so crazy for those people to get our phone numbers and then from 1 it goes to many, many callers and texts.
I have received 2 text messages saying that I am 1 of the five lucky Walmart winners. Click on the link to claim my prize.
I got one from huberjenny02@gmail.com saying I need to put in my info and that I won along w 9 others in their weekly drawing. And the prize was an iPhone 12.
Rcvd text 9.16.21Walmart: name, your unique code 52216 printed on your receipt from August 16 came in 2nd in our MacBook Pro draw: m4cxo.info/nK1J7Sk1MX
I received this text today Walmart: Erika, your winning code 06609 printed on your receipt from September 15 came in 1st in our MacBook Pro raffle: m4cxo.info/nK1J7SwevuNever even shopped at Walmart yesterday
Here is another scam:"🥳Dear WaImart Shopper! On 3rd March 2021 you took 3rd place in our Walmart Monthly draw. Please collect it within 24h hours: jq.accountants/d24NZBV ✨"
Here is what I got! " Wowza! The wining code Gb61 printed on your receipt from August 17 came in first in our midweek draw: Goto gbe0z.com/i269i8 " Oh...Okay! lol
Heres what I got:Hoorah! Your winning code G45 printed on your receipt from August 28 came in 1st in our mid-week raffle: Goto j794a.com/j2pc0a #Congrats
