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Walmart Winner Scam - Fake Giveaway Text Code on Receipt

Scammers are using the "Walmart Winner Of The Day" scam text messages below and the websites "c8gvs info" and "c9gmv 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.

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The Walmart Winner Scam Texts

Congrats, David! Your unique code 309926 printed on your receipt from March 16 came 2nd in Walmart giveaway: c8gvs .info/ojVjKQsBmu

W: Congrats, Abbie! Your activation code 315850 printed on your receipt from Mar. 14th came 3rd in Walmart giveaway: c9gmv .info/JFDLC2y2Un

If you have received the Walmart Giveaway scams texts, 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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