topic Re: Free Phone - Real or Scam? in Archived Posts

Free Phone - Real or Scam?

Benmurphy1 — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 17:00:38 GMT

I had an EE message flash up saying each Saturday they “reward” some customers with a chance to win a Samsung phone. It then prompts you to choose your phone and then asks you to pay £1.

I wasn’t sure if this is an EE scam.

Re: Free Phone - Real or Scam?

Chris_B — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 18:36:31 GMT

@Benmurphy1 That’s a scam, you can report it by forwarding the message to 7726 then when requested the number that sent it.

Re: Free Phone - Real or Scam?

Benmurphy1 — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:40:14 GMT

Thanks. This wasn’t a text message – it was an advert that flashed up on my way to the BBC website on my phone.

Re: Free Phone - Real or Scam?

Christopher_B — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:48:32 GMT

Hi @Benmurphy1

I hope you're well and having a nice weekend, are you up to much or is it a chilled one?

This is a scam pop up, if it happens again please don't click on it.

Thanks

Chris