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hlthe2b

(102,105 posts) Sun Aug 15, 2021, 07:17 AM Aug 2021

I got one of these yesterday, so just wanted to let others know, as it is easy to click through without thinking on a text if you are busy or distracted.

Scamming/pfishing via text is now a much bigger thing. Unfortunately...

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/640250/netflix-phishing-text-scam-free-one-year-subscription

https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/no-netflix-is-not-giving-away-a-1-year-free-subscription-it-is-a-scam/

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Beware: If You Get a Text From Netflix Offering a Free One-Year Subscription, It's a Scam (Original Post) hlthe2b Aug 2021 OP

I never, ever open a link in a text from an unknown source. Ilsa Aug 2021 #1

(61,690 posts)

1. I never, ever open a link in a text from an unknown source.

Sun Aug 15, 2021, 07:48 AM

Aug 2021

For all I know, it's ransomware or copying my data for ID theft or credit card theft.