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Is this Omicron text a scam?
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Belenus
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My wife received the below text message on her mobile phone this morning.
Googling strongly suggests that it is a scam.
She is not registered with any test and trace and the only people she has had contact with recently are friends who would have almost certainly phoned her if they had Covid.
Googling strongly suggests that it is a scam.
She is not registered with any test and trace and the only people she has had contact with recently are friends who would have almost certainly phoned her if they had Covid.
A man walked into a car showroom.
He said to the salesman, “My wife would like to talk to you about the Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
Salesman said, “We haven't got a Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
The man replied, “You have now mate".
He said to the salesman, “My wife would like to talk to you about the Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
Salesman said, “We haven't got a Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
The man replied, “You have now mate".
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Yes it is a scam - even if she had the app - Test and Trace contact tracing ceased on 24th Feb .
similar thread here : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6354861/unwelcome-text-from-nhs
I suggest that you report the scam to your provider :- reduce the amount of scam texts you receive
- make yourself a harder target for scammers
- protect others from cyber crime online
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It's definitely a scam. The link asks for personal details to 'confirm your identity', then bank details for a very reasonably priced test ! 🔈🔈🔈🔔🔔🔔I’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Competition Time, Site Feedback and Marriage, Relationships and Families boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com All views are my own and not the official line of Money Saving Expert.1
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Thanks both.
We were fairly certain that it is a scam so we didn't do anything with it.A man walked into a car showroom.
He said to the salesman, “My wife would like to talk to you about the Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
Salesman said, “We haven't got a Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
The man replied, “You have now mate".0 -
Another point to remember is that hardly anyone was actually told that they definitely had Omicron. We could only suspect it from the symptoms even in the peak testing period.Belenus said:Thanks both.
We were fairly certain that it is a scam so we didn't do anything with it.2 -
Yes I agree, a scam. My phone automatically detects this kind of message and alerts me. I never click on links in texts anyway. I'd delete it rather than leave it and also the phone should have the capacity to block any other such messages. Which I'd do.Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.0
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