Received a text message from this number on my phone.
"Congratulations, your number has made you Apple's winner! Goto (URL {apple.ca.xappipad.com}) in the next hour & enter: 3533 to claim your FREE iPad!"
*** (I have purposely obfuscated the URL, to avoid any unintentional consequences of clicking on it) ***
A number of sites including Sophos have warned about this scam. It is quite obvious that Apple would not send you to a non-Apple owned domain - > xappipad.com.
Each time such an unwanted message comes thru, I end up paying Text Message charges, since I do not have a Text Message plan. Wonder if they get a cut from cellphone provider as well ??
I recieved this text at 5:51am and several others like it from 4445 my provider. I have tried entering these contests through my provider BELL and not able to enter or recieve my prize! Unfortunately when I signed up for my phone account I gave them permission to text me with any promos! I did not expect them to send spam all the time! So if you recieve this junk take it up with your provider they prob sold your phone number.