Just got a text from them with my first name, from number 862-243-7783. Googled and found the scam confirmation, as I suspected. No idea where they could have gotten my name and number!
xxxx, you have been randomly selected to receive 1 free $1000 Best Buy Giftcard. Please visit PrizePickupCenter.com within 24 hours.
Upon goggling prize pickup center, I found this web site with numerous other people who got the same text. Its a scam (shocking I know) but just from a different phone number. The poor formatting (lower case first name) are clues
Just got this in SMS format to claim a best buy CG for $1000. Realized it was a scam and also saw this confirming it is a scam.
However, over the weekend was the first time I've ever bought something from BestBuy "I usually buy at their competitor shop FutureShop here in Canada". I did give them my real name, number, etc and low and behold I get a scam text from them. I wonder if BestBuy is offering up its customer's info to a 3rd party.
Note: They got my name spelt correctly and I never use the correct spelling of my name while filling out ballots to win things.