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Easter competition entry text

davemoss — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:03:40 GMT

I’ve had a text that is supposedly from EE today. Asking if I want to enter the Easter competition. When clicking on the link it takes me to this link : https://eoi.ee.co.uk/?s_cid=con_ee_eng-mob_ee_mms_easter-t1-30-03-2023

asks me to prove my number for a PIN code then nothing. Have I been a victim of a scam?

Re: Easter competition entry text

bristolian — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:05:50 GMT

What was the exact wording of the original text message?

If the page is only asking for your mobile number, which is already known by virtue of the text being sent to you, I don't see anything that a scammer would gain by this. The link also appears to be a subdomain of ee.co.uk

Re: Easter competition entry text

Christopher_G — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:15:52 GMT

Hi @davemoss

Welcome to the community.

The message is from us. Once you enter the PIN, it should take you to a landing page for you to register your information and preferred method of contact

Once you've registered, we'll contact you if you win.

Chris

Re: Easter competition entry text

davemoss — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:23:27 GMT

If it’s a sub domain I won’t worry about it then. Thanks for the prompt response.

Re: Easter competition entry text

Davo1462 — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:31:15 GMT

I have had the same message, sent me a pin but nowhere to enter it 🤔

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Pazerek — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:45:53 GMT

Scam, I get the pin but no direction what to do next, I didn’t find nothing in official website.

SCAM!!

Re: Easter competition entry text

davemoss — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:56:36 GMT

Thanks, but after getting the pin there is nowhere to put it on the page!

The page says failed to send pin, but a pin may or may not arrive.

Re: Easter competition entry text

XRaySpeX — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:04:27 GMT

That link keeps saying "FAILED TO SEND CODE" but many 1-Time PINs received at SIM'med device & nowhere to put them.

Re: Easter competition entry text

R-Carteram — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:03:48 GMT

Hi,

I received and email from ee for an Easter competition.

I chose opt in and entered my phone number to receive a code. Which I didn’t then get.

Is this from ee or will this be an issue on my phone.

Re: Easter competition entry text

Leanne_T — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:59:56 GMT

Hi everyone.

Thanks for letting us know. We have shared this with the relevant team and they’re fixing it now. Don’t worry, you won’t miss out. Once everything is good to go, we’ll send you another text so you can enter.

Leanne 🙂

Re: Easter competition entry text

davemoss — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:18:37 GMT

Still not working. No code sent?

Re: Easter competition entry text

Michelle167 — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:56:07 GMT

Hi, I tried to enter and had same issue as others. Had new text today to say issue has been resolved. I put my phone number got a new code but nowhere to enter code!! What is going on? Can you help me and tell me how I enter the code?? Absolutely ridiculous!!

Re: Easter competition entry text

R-Carteram — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 17:27:37 GMT

Thanks for getting back Leanne but mine was via email and I'm concerned it was a scam and I now have malware.

Can you advise if the Easter competition was sent as an email and it was safe to enter my number to get a code.

Re: Easter competition entry text

James_B — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 08:06:21 GMT

Hi @R-Carteram,

Yes, it's safe to follow the link if you were invited via email.

James