I got this message via text today.."New banking message! Your credit card has been limited due to a transaction that we suspect to be fraudulent.
call free number 1-718-534-3799 and follow the voice instructions to resolve your card restriction.
ViSA/Mastercard all rights reserved."
I didn't want to call it without checking it out first. Thanks to everyone who posted!
Got this via text message. But we can fight back! Here's what you do:
Forward the text to your carrier - on ATT it goes to 772-6.
They instantly reply thanks for the content and ask for the number that it was sent from. Because mine was not a number, when I replied with it (it was 1-410-000-001,) they replied: This appears to have originated from an email address. Go back to the original message and reply BLOCK.
I've done this for more than one unwanted spam and it has helped block them.
There's a consortium of all the big providers - they are working to stop this SPAM! So let's all get the word out and do our part too.
If you don't have ATT, you can ask your provider what number to forward to - it might be the same as the consortium is for all providers.
I got the same exact message. Actually it came in two texts. One with the message about fraudulent use, the next with the "free number" to call. I didn't answer either and want to thank all for the posts that have been made. The message has now been deleted.