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Irritated
Country: United States
I received a text from realtimewinner.com at 6:14 A.M.(yes, 6:14 in the early morning).
Telling me my entry last month has Won!! Enter Winning Code 5555 to claim your Free $1000 Best Buy Gift Card.
How do these people get your phone number? and how do they get away with this?

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    vanessa lewis
    thank u
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    MG Reeves
    Same thing happened to me - phone number that it was sent from was (513) 827-0486 - it also offered a Best Buy gift certificate and I received it on my iphone. When I called the number it says that the user has a vm that hasn't been set up.
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    akarowbo
    Yes, I got one too- exactly the same - this morning.
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    t sizzle
    thank u
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    DaveReale
    same here...do something please!
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    Lsl
    Yea I just received the msg right now. So I decided to look it up. This complaint page came up first. Who are these people.? And what is it like a scam.?
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    ckwood
    got the same thing
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    irritated
    I got the same you won $1000 best buy gift card.  How do they get our numbers???
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    pissed off
    | 1 reply
    what the hell is the purpose of this harrassment.... oh i know i am going to run out to my local best buy to buy a big screen tv ... not!!! i am buying a big screen tv but you can bet your ass it won't be from best buy... never again!!!!
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      Sleepy replies to pissed off
      This scam has nothing to do with Best Buy, it's a cheesy third party marketer who uses bogus gift cards to legitimate businesses  to get your personal information. Best Buy is fine ... they do not participate in this, nor does WalMart.
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    insane
    i got the same text
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    johnwinston jr.
    I received your text this yesterday at 9:57 PM, stating that I was a $1000.00 Best Buy gift card winner.
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    seattle city sinner
    Same text message sent to me this AM, complaint page came up first when I googled the address. the number that sent the text was 1-423-807-0628. so I went to Best Buy gathered up 1,000$ in DVD's and walked out. It worked great, sure I had to park around the corner and run a little bit once I hit the door, but I got my 1,000$ worth of [***] from them. I suggest you all do the same!
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    johnwinston jr.
    I John Winston Jr, would like to know when will I be able to obtain my winning card, I'm hoping this not a scam.
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    sad
    Best Buy should look into this scam because it is making there company look sad. Also people might not want to buy at their stores any more or give there personal information at the check out.

     I will not do any more opinion survey, or survey to win a free gift card!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


     No Thanks
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    Chris
    Mine mentioned phone number +15708479732.  This is a # out in China's Far West, in Xingiang near the Russian border. I called ATT customer service to report this; it is a scam.  Call your cell phone provider and they will tell you what to do.  The scam is trying to rip you off a $9.00 service fee I was told.
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    jar
    | 3 replies
    I got the same text this morning, as well. $1000, Best Buy, code 5555. I'm wondering if any of you posted something on Craigslist (or maybe any other similar site). I've been trying to sell some furniture on there, and it wasn't until I started posting the ad that I got this text and another similar text for Walmart.
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      Deb replies to jar
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      Yes, I had bought some items on e-bay about a month ago. I notice the same place in China that was mentioned in an earlier post is where my item had been shipped from.  I got the same message on my cell about 1 hr. ago( $1000 gift card- Best Buy).  My message  was from 786 452 3667 code 5555.
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        Mike replies to Deb
        The number that texted me was the same as yours.  I have also recently received items from china on ebay. That is probably the connection.  The point is, for all that get this text, DO NOT CALL THE NUMBER, DO NOT GO TO THE WEBSITE NOTED, BEST BUY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. The perpetrators are just trying to get service fees from you.
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      Melissa replies to jar
      I also got this message, $1000, best buy, Code 5555. from phone # 1-386-506-6486. it is recommended to text back STOP and forward the message to 7726 for AT&T customers. Also I did put an add on craigslist but it was a little while ago! Thank you for all the info.
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