Verizon Customers Are Receiving Spam Texts Sent From Their Own Numbers—Here’s What To Know

This week, a number of Verizon customers received a suspicious text message sent from their own phone numbers.

“Free message: Your bill for March has been paid. Thanks, here’s a little gift for you,” the message says, along with a link where you can claim said gift.

Verizon has confirmed that the messages are of some sort to cheat It was organized by “bad actors” who have not yet been identified.

“Our team is actively working to block these messages, and we have reached out to US law enforcement to identify the source of this fraudulent activity and stop it,” a Verizon spokesperson said in a statement. CNET.

If you receive one of these messages, do not click on the link. at present, Safest course of action It is simply deleting the text. If you want to report the incident to Verizon before it is deleted, you can do so by forwarding the message to 7726.

Some people have opened the link, but it doesn’t Hand over everyone For the same site. According to CNET, some users were asked to complete a Verizon survey, after which they were supposedly given a free Apple Watch. Others (including The Edge’ Chris Welshwhich first reported the scam on Monday), was taken to the website of Channel One of Russia, a Russian state-run broadcast network. Verizon spokesman Rich Young He said New York Times The company has no evidence to suggest that the messages were actually sent from Russia.