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Discussion topic: Spam Text

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This message was authored by moonie40 This message was authored by: moonie40

Spam Text

I've received a text from an 07933 number (unfortunately I can't put the full number here) purporting to be from Sky, telling me that my:

'...Direct Debit online was unsuccessfully,  To continue using our service Kindly...' (sic)

 

Fairly sure it's spam, as my DD is not due for a few days, and their competence in writing is sadly lacking!


Beware the 'tiny.one/authenticate......' link!


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This message was authored by SKY1992bf This message was authored by: SKY1992bf Answer

Re: Spam Text

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@moonie40  Almost certainly a spam has sky would not include a link to payment page 


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This message was authored by SKY1992bf This message was authored by: SKY1992bf Answer

Re: Spam Text

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@moonie40  Almost certainly a spam has sky would not include a link to payment page 


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Please note: I am just a sky customer not a employee - posts from sky employees are clearly marked as such
my setup: Samsung 5 series 32inc tv | sky +hd box | variety, SKY & TNT sports,sky cinema | Netflix and prime video
Please note: I only provide help on the main forums and not via PM
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This message was authored by TimmyBGood This message was authored by: TimmyBGood

Re: Spam Text

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@moonie40 wrote:

 

'...Direct Debit online was unsuccessfully,  To continue using our service Kindly...' (sic)

 


'Direct Debit online' is of course meaningless: the whole point of DD is it's an intrabanking system .

 

And yes, wayward spelling, random punctuation and an obfuscated URL are typically a bit of a clue ; )

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Re: Spam Text

Thanks.

 

I just thought it was worth flagging in case anyone else got one!

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