received the same message this morning for an iphone5. Thanks for the posts that kept me from calling this scam. I have been having trouble with dropped calls on my Verizon phone and I thought this was a response to that complaint.
I also got the same message at around the same time. Its a scam, don't fall for it. They want you to sign up for all sorts of offers that you'll end up pay for (ie. subscriptions). Plus, Apply is pretty hush hush about their newest hardware. Do you really think they'd let college students test them out?
I am a parent registered to pay tuition on line, NMSU. I got this phishing message at 09:04 MST. Contacted NMSU authorities and waiting for a call back.
Phone was 4044146284, offer was to test and keep a pre-release iPad 3.
I also received a similar text from this number, "as a UNC student You have Been selected to Test & Keep the Unreleased Ipad3. Goto ..." same website and directions. Seems they have multiple schools' information... :(