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"Verizon Text Message Suspension Notice" Phishing Scams

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Verizon Text Message Suspension Notice Phishing Scams

Verizon customers, please be on the lookout for fake or phishing text messages asking you to click on links within them, to avoid getting your service cancelled. The text messages are fakes and the links in them will take you to a fake or phishing Verizon website, designed to trick you into entering your username, password, PIN, SSN, credit card and other personal information, which will be sent to the scammers behind the website.

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Persons have reported receiving phishing or fake text messages from the following phone numbers:

213-215-6264
610-304-7722

Fake or Phishing Verizon Text Message Scams

Verizon suspension notice * update registration details to avoid service cancellation.
http://vzw.homeip.net/VERIZON/index.php?r=verify
Verizon Support

(SUSPENSION)You have received this message from VERIZON wireless Click: http://verizonwireless.com. act-relogin5818.rxj62c.com/ and follow the steps to a I clicked on the link & it asked me for my credit card number, SSN, etc.
I checked with Verizon & the rep assured me they DO NOT contact in this manner.

VZW IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please review your payment details prior verizon service interruption at http://111.223.121. 179/VERIZON.COM/WIRELESS

If you were or think you were, tricked into clicking on the links in the text messages and have entered your information on the fake websites, please contact Verizon by telephone at 1-800-VERIZON.

Also, if you receive any suspicious emails or text messages, please contact Verizon for clarification, before following the instructions in these messages.

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Oct 29, 2019 at 5:55 PM by an anonymous user from: Fayetteville, New York, United States

I got a text today saying my service would be suspended in one hour. Phone number to call was 1-800-844-8292.

Sep 5, 2019 at 3:13 PM by an anonymous user from: Bedminster, New Jersey, United States

Have there been any incidents with automated phone calls?

Jan 16, 2019 at 5:19 PM by an anonymous user from: Akron, Ohio, United States

the number that text me is 7144552839.

Sep 10, 2018 at 12:49 PM by an anonymous user from: Sheridan, Wyoming, United States

Received from telephone number: 9802024443
"suspension - unauthorized account activity, verify your account"

Jul 28, 2018 at 5:22 PM by an anonymous user from: Dickson, Tennessee, United States

received from (989) 217-8558 "Cancellation_Notice
Fraudulent Verizon account usage. Avoid service suspension and follow the requested verification steps on"
not including the link received.
Forwarded the message and number to Verizon at 7726

Apr 1, 2018 at 10:17 PM by an anonymous user from: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

I received VZW scam iMessage from number (515) 493-0990.
Verizon, can you do something about those scammers? Can you track who those numbers belong to and prosecute them?

Mar 31, 2018 at 7:57 PM by an anonymous user from: San Luis Obispo, California, United States

I received this text message from 920-234-5007:
"VZW Free Msg
Unauthorized account activity.
Avoid service suspension by
confirming your identity using
the secured personal login link
hxxp://v.ly/vxlog920502"

Mar 6, 2018 at 2:12 PM by an anonymous user from: Santa Maria, California, United States

I received this text from 859-287-2340:
"VZW Free Msg Unauthorized account actiity. Avoid service suspension by confirming your identity using the secured personal login link tomg.al/VZW160946"

Jan 10, 2017 at 2:24 PM by an anonymous user from: Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Received a text message from 808-797-2670.
Message said, "VZW-Msg" Update your account details to avoid service cancellation. Tap https://verizon.requested-data .com for details."

Aug 5, 2015 at 6:42 PM by an anonymous user from: Santa Clara, California, United States

received a suspicious message from (209)471-0669 with: VZW IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please review your paymet details prior verizon service interruption (verbatim message - poor grammar)...deleted message.

Jul 13, 2015 at 1:50 PM by an anonymous user from: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

423-754-9269: just received a text from this number saying update my acct or it will be cancelled ... I don't even have verizon

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