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Is this a spam/phishing text

timestar
timestar Posts: 210 Forumite
I keep getting a text message telling me that I have (1) new photo message and then a Web link (I haven't gone onto the link just in case). I have tried Googling this and some say it is a scam while others say it is legitimate. Can anyone please give me a definitive answer please. Thanks

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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    If it doesn't say who sent you the photo, then it's 100% spam IMHO.
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    As above who from ??
    Your brother/ sister .
    Or totally unknown that is near 100% malware .
  • timestar
    timestar Posts: 210 Forumite
    It was from a mobile number but not a number I or my phone (I have TruCaller app) recognised.
  • Swipe
    Swipe Posts: 5,804 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    timestar wrote: »
    It was from a mobile number but not a number I or my phone (I have TruCaller app) recognised.

    I'd delete it.
  • WellKnownSid
    WellKnownSid Posts: 2,062 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Agree - likely malware or spam.

    I'd be more specific, but I'm currently tied up - I've just heard from the enslaved daughter of the late dictator of Nigeria, General Sanni Abacha III - she's asking me to help legitimately move 300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 dollars (US) currently being held in a suspense account. Don't tell anyone - think I'm on to a real winner here, she sounds desperate...
  • mobilejunkie
    mobilejunkie Posts: 8,460 Forumite
    Don't forget that's dollars. Much less in pounds.
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