Got the one from 806-686-4741 on 5/29 and my phone says it came from 3697.
Today 6/2 same message comes from 813-862-0448 sender 3593. I'm guessing these are coming from email with temporary cell number to call back and let them scam me.
GOT A TEXT FROM THIS NUMBER STATING THAT I HAD A $25 FIDELITY BONUS TO AQUIRE THRU A BANK THAT I DONT HAVE AN ACCOUNT WITH AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF TEXAS UPON CALLING THE NUMBER THEY WANTED MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER WHICH AT THAT TIME I HUNG UP AND SENT A TEXT BACK THAT I WOULD SAY WASNT SO NICE.
Same here. Happened about 40 minutes ago. I didn't respond to the text, but went to their website and filled in their contact form. My phone number is on the so-called "do not call" list.
I just got the same text message on my cell a few minutes ago. Unfortunately, I get them all the time. This isn't really a bank at all. This is a scam - people posing as a bank in order to get your personal information from you, in order to steal your identity or otherwise rip you off. These are quite common on the internet, and now are becoming more and more prevalent on cell phones too. You should NOT reply to these people. You should NOT call them. There are many forms of this same scam going on - I also get them all the time pretending to be Chase Bank. But the scammers will pose as many different banks or other businesses to try and lure you in.
**No legitimate bank/business will ever contact you in this method and try to get information from you!** If you are ever in doubt about the validity of a message (or email or text, etc), do NOT call the number/email/visit the website in the message, but instead call the main number for the bank or business and ask if there is an issue you need to take care of. Even visiting a website advertised by these people can leave you with nasty malware, spyware or viruses.
Please believe me - for years I investigated internet fraudsters for a living. These people are cunning and relentless, and will often try to lure you in with an offer of making money somehow (the $25 bonus in this message) or the threat of an urgent situation like your account being closed, etc. Again, you should never make any sort of contact with these people! The best thing to do is just delete the message. If you like, you can report to the business they are pretending to be, or report to appropriate authorities. Do not engage them or their number/email/website and NEVER give them ANY info at all!
Hope this helps someone.
Just received text message from this number. I did not open it so I do not know what the message states but I can see the number and that it is supposedly coming from anbtx.com (Amercian National Bank of Texas). I have received one from Chase prior to this. I REALLY dislike spammers and scammers and I am aware of the fact that this is a scam...I wish I knew who the "proper authorities" are that the previous post it referring to.