Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
Online scammers are using the fake Walmart giveaway text message below and the website "x7fqe.info" to steal personal and financial information. The scammers create a fake text message with a link to "x7fqe .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 the fake website that will claim the visitors have won free gifts and other prizes. The fake website 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 428600 printed on your receipt from March 16 came in 2nd in Walmart giveaway: x7fqe.info/7KAJViu2Tp
If you have received the Walmart Giveaway text scams or any text message with a link to x7fqe.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.
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This is what I got (text):~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"(256) 640-9543Add to contactsBlock numberTuesday, April 20, 2021W: Great news, Your winning code 612877 printed on your receipt from March 8 came in 1st in Walmart giveaway: x7fqe.info/ 7KAJVikVlfMMS 1:28 PM"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I did click on this link but rcv'd this:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ⓡx7fqe.info/7KAJVikVI12This site can't be reachedCheck if there is a typo in x7fqe.info.DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDO MAIN
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