Text message scam

sue5665

I got a text message at 3.46am it said:-

Someone has posted your full personal and banking information at http://persdata7.com website. You must remove it now.
From:+380672132627

This got me really worried so I put in a search for this website and it seems to be a scam. I did not reply to text or type website. I have posted this in the rip off/scam forum also.

I am not sure how to find out about this, so wonder if anyone of you clever people know what I should do to make sure that this is a scam and my detail are not on the www.
Thanks

esuhl

Well... country code 38 (in the phone number) relates to Yugoslavia before the break-up, so I'd assume it to be a scam. The website appears to be suspended too.

Anyway, why would anyone post your details on a public website? Most "identity theft" is by hard-nosed profiteers. Far better to keep your details private so they can either exploit you or sell them off the highest bidder.

Hope this sets your mind at ease!

esuhl

Oh, and it also appears on the malware domain list below, so I guess they were hoping you'd visit the website and infect your PC.

http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/mdl.php?search=persdata7.com

sue5665

Thanks for that, I feel better now, knowing my bank account will not be empitied. Not that theres much in there lol

lottysdad

This is a malware phishing site which has now been taken off-line, As long as you dont visit the website or disclose any personal details your perfectly safe;)

russ_c

I received the same text early this morning

I expect thousands of others did as well

suppose it only takes a few people to panic

and the scum profit :mad:

kiwifruit_2

I got it too...i too did a google search and found a site which is a blog about...apparently the persdata7 site infects with the ambler trogan. This site recommends NOT to visit the persdata7 site (which now is not working) and to delete the message etc. The site i found by just putting persdata7 into google and its one of the first and is called hphosts..