In the SPAMfighter lab, we’ve seen a huge increase in Apple related spam emails. Spammers appear to be working day and night to earn money, and when they see this kind of “opportunity”, they jump on it.
However, because our users report spam day and night, due to our large worldwide audience in all time zones, SPAMfighter blocks all new spam messages, even before the spammers release the “Send” button.
Update - iPad scam – April 2, 2012
We have received reports in the comments of this post of a huge iPad phone scam going on now with Apple’s recent release of “the new” iPad. According to reports, people are receiving automated phone calls and text messages with instructions on how to claim a free iPad. One particular scam reads, “Apple is looking for people to Text & Keep the New iPad 3! But only the 1st 1000 users that goto ipad3winner.info and enter code BETA will receive it!”. Other messages claims that “Ipad 3 testers wanted” which is of cource also bogus.
Be weary of any calls or messages from unknown numbers, especially if you haven’t signed up for any contests. Please tell us your story below if you are also receiving these iPad scam phone calls.
Update – iPad scam – April 20, 2012
New round of these ipad 3 scams seems to be going on. They are still using the “New Ipad 3″ angle and it’s still bogus. Thank for the additions to the phone number list. We will update shortly….
Update – iPad scam – January 4, 2013
Scammers are active early 2013. We saw a Ipad for christmas scam in december but the volume is much higher in January.
Update – iPad scam – February 22, 2013
Scammers are again very active. This time they use Netflix as scam bait
Here are the offending phone numbers we’ve collected so far:
- 201-423-5253
- 201-616-9146
- 201-619-9146
- 201-706-0923
- 201-706-1230
- 201-744-3293
- 201-744-3689
- 201-744-3907
- 201-748-9041
- 201-850-3884
- 201-912-7426
- 201-912-7520
- 201-912-7759
- 201-912-7944
- 201-912-9046
- 201-912-9073
- 201-912-9082
- 201-912-9084
- 201-912-9086
- 201-912-9092
- 201-912-9103
- 201-912-9103
- 201-912-9134
- 201-912-9167
- 201-912-9168
- 201-912-9171
- 201-912-9179
- 201-912-9184
- 201-912-9188
- 201-912-9198
- 201-912-9199
- 201-912-9227
- 201-912-9246
- 201-912-9247
- 201-912-9252
- 201-912-9255
- 201-912-9257
- 201-912-9258
- 201-912-9260
- 201-912-9265
- 201-912-9591
- 201-912-9617
- 201-912-9624
- 201-912-9624
- 201-912-9653
- 201-912-9683
- 201-912-9715
- 201-912-9720
- 201-912-9737
- 201-912-9738
- 201-912-9739
- 201-912-9740
- 201-912-9756
- 201-912-9757
- 201-912-9870
- 201-912-9876
- 201-912-9888
- 201-912-9889
- 201-912-9987
- 201-918-0392
- 201-918-0496
- 201-918-0587
- 201-918-0857
- 201-921-9169
- 201–918-0392
- 206-912-7951
- 209-277-7515
- 209-327-6274
- 209-327-6647
- 209-485-0964
- 209-485-1498
- 209-485-4579
- 209-559-0873
- 210-616-9146
- 213-361-2535
- 310-666-2476
- 313-427-9335
- 347-255-0483
- 347-463-5858
- 347-735-9517
- 530-470-3523
- 605-622-0892
- 606-272-3465
- 619-252-3522
- 626-241-5148
- 626-241-5375
- 646-620-6846
- 661-370-1424
- 661-370-1830
- 703-395-4809
- 707-362-1494
- 707-391-3867
- 707-391-3890
- 718-687-7348
- 718-715-8025
- 760-616-0557
- 760-616-0690
- 760-616-0916
- 780-616-0710
- 805-272-5381
- 805-395-1273
- 805-395-1274
- 805-640-5190
- 805-798-0856
- 831-254-7243
- 831-254-8931
- 831-707-4607
- 909-213-3366
- 909-282-8481
- 916-672-7740
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Message from 318-302-0809. Message reads:
“Winning number: 94380. You’ve won a iPad or a $1000 gift card from Netflix for being a lucky customer! Get your prize here bit.ly/15gEtVo”
Just received a text.
Offending #: 848-228-3471
“Winner number # You won a new iPad3 or a $1000 Walmart giftcard from Netflix for being a lucky customer! Redeem your gift here bit.ly/ZGB7Mf″
just received text – offending number 323-642-7920:
Winner number xxxxx you won an iPad or a $1000 giftcard from Netflix for being a lucky customer. Get your prize here bit.ly/V5vYur
Just found out that my mom had this message on her phone; “Winner number:80084 You’ve won a iPad or a $1000 Walmart gift card from Netflix for being a lucky customer! Redeem your prize here
bit.ly/X8Xasq….. I immediately searched it up, found this site, and telling you guys a new offending #.
Offending number: +1 (573) 340-5118. Watch out people!
Just got one of the netflix texts with the offending #: 424-236-3850. Did a reverse look-up on whitepages.com and found that it was coming from Hawthorne, California.
Another number to add to your list: 904-263-1104. I was also offered the iPad or $1000 gift card. Oh how I wish this was real…
From (612) 208-7006
Winner number:98398 You’ve won a New iPad3 or a $1000 giftcard from Netflix for being a lucky customer! Claim your prize here bit.ly/XCpu5W
From 617-855-5872
Winner number :66753. You have won a New iPad3 or a $1000 Walmart giftcard from Netflix for being a lucky customer! Redeem your prize at bit.ly/XCq9nV
Recieved: 11:55AM Fed 27, 2013
BOGUS!! Do not CLICK!!! SPAM ALERT!!!!
add #646-504-3795 to the netflix scam…offered a new ipad or $1000 gift card.
Just got a text from (937)453-1788 saying the same thing.
I just received both an email then a text with the offer of having won either an iPad or a $1000 gift card to Walmart. My first thought was honestly, what would I do with a Walmart giftcard! the web address they gave is what clued me in most strongly to it being a scam (though the random offer of free stuff is suspect enough!). it was bit.ly/XXhloh. the number on my text message was 323-680-4286. hey, if you wanna try your luck, my winner # was 75882. thanks.
p.s. funny i see that some people were offered the 1k giftcard for Netflix rather than Walmart. interesting. hope these scammers get caught before they trap too many unsuspecting people!
Got a text saying Winner number: 45274 You won a new ipad or $1000.00 gift card from Netflix for being a lucky customer. Claim your gift here bit.ly/13nTqqo. The text came from number319-435-8386. People who scam others, SUCK!
same text as all the other from phone # 980-222-1350
Add 740-966-1732 to the Netflix Scam numbers
From 213-293-6854
“Winning number: 91320. You’ve won a iPad 3 or a $1000 gift card from Netflix for being a lucky customer! Get your prize here bit.ly/13YyF0d”
301-883-1097 – Netflix Scam Number
Just got a text 10 minutes ago from this number: 17248048327
“Winner number:62498 You’ve won a new ipad 3 or a $1000 gift card from Netflix for being a lucky customer! Redeem your gifet here bit.ly/YAgdtt”
Winner number:56923 You won a new ipad or $1000.00 gift card from Netflix for being a lucky customer. Claim your gift here bit.ly/Wi9ulg
Phone number 248-716-0181
offending # 732-927-1428. ipad 3 or 1k giftcard from Walmart or Visa. Netflix
Add (320) 305-6584. Got the same netflix text message.
you can add #317-520-1368
number 574-675-6987 sent me texts yesterday offering iPad and netflix.
Another number to add to your list: 856-512-0573. I was also offered the iPad or $1000 gift card from Netflix.
text received 2/26/13 from 209-286-6318: Winner number 62121 You have won a new ipad 3 or a $1000 gift card from Netflix for being a lucky customer! Claim your gift at bit.ly/XYQx7N
Another number to add to your list of offenders: 504-534-8070.
They sent the same Netflix customer message about an Ipad 3 or a $1000 Walmart Card.
Add another number 904-274-1801. iPad or $1,000 from Netflix
Another # to add 772-202-8501
Winner #79404, new iPad or $1000 gift card from Netflix, redeem at bit.ly/13rA4AU
Got a text from208-352-2703 saying we had one a ipad or 1000 gift card from Walmart from Netflix.
Please add this number to your list.
Same message as others, 1k netflix card or i pad. number was 412-329-8367
Text from 215-385-3081
msg reads:
Winner number:66154 You have won a New iPAD or $1000 gift card from Netflix for being a customer! Get your gift at bit.lyYQXgoi
Also add offending number 661-532-8631. Same message.
Text from 573-340-5371
msg reads:
Netflix ID:81596 You’ve won a New iPad3 or a $1000 giftcard for being a loyal customer! Redeem your prize at bit.ly/Y7xnws
Just got one that says, “Netflix ID:37002 You won a iPad or a $1000 giftcard from Walmart for being a great customer! Claim your prize here bit.ly/1045bS2″ from the number 810-545-7126
I got one from 321-837-9566. Netflix scam, same as above.
Message from 1-469-278-6485
You have won a new IPad3 or a $1000 gift card for being a loyal customer! Claim your gift here bit.ly/XRLeHS
Text from 252-285-9262
msg reads:
Netflix ID:78751 You’ve won a New iPad or a $1000 giftcard from Walmart for being a loyal customer! Redeem your prize at….
Offending Number: (571) 308-8409
Netflix ID:XXXXXX You’ve won a iPad or a $1000 gift card for being a loyal customer! Redeem your fit here bit.ly/XOnasP
Another #: 315-496-1558
Another Number to add: (206) 486-5631
Text message: “Netflix ID: 68597 You have won a New iPad 3 or a $1000 gift card from Walmart for being a loyal customer! Claim your gift here bit.ly/YQ9pYO”
Should I text them back and let them know they were reported, to try and scare or no use?
Add this number to the offenders list: 772-245-7534
I got a text just like the others Ipad3 or 1000 dollar gift card for being a good netflix customer.Here is the phone number 1-347-674-9252. So you can add it to your list. I feel really stupid because I tried to respond to it by phone and text, even tho I’m not a netflix customer,duh that should of been the first clue! I am new to the internet and text so I have an excuse,lol. I had to ask my son and he told me its prolly a scam,and sure enough it was! I hate scammers!
got text from #2522859031 Netflix ID 83960 “You won a new I pad or $1000.00 for being a loyal customer! Redeem your prize here bit.ly/15vjKOe.
“To good to be true usually is”
Steve
Offending Number: 608-466-6074
Message: Netflix ID: ***** You’ve won a iPad or a $1000 gift card from Walmart for being a great customer! Get your gift at bit.ly/Z7jfrh
Here is another # 1 302 439 0665
Winner number:65371 You have won a New iPad3 or a $1000 gift card from Netflix for being a lucky customer! Get your gift here bit.ly/12bEbBq
I have never been a customer.
Just got this on fb from someone who is not on my friends list in my inbox.
monica test then keep an ipad at i p a d 3 s t a r . com
No, SERIOUSLY HOW D-U-M-B or RETARDED one must be to beleive that someone would be giving them FREE GADGETS WORTH $500?!! Without asking them for survey of some kind, making a bid deal out of it publicly with press releases and photoshoot and all the PR stuff. Yeah f*in right, corporations have nothing better to do in America but to give free stuff away. Argh… USA is a country of eternal greed where money is an only idol and yeah, you expect that on a silver platter. Well you deserve to get scammed and get a reality check then. Start THINKING for yourself and taking responsibility for your own actions. Throw the zombiebox out, unplug the cable and start THINKING goddamit
Just got this on fb from Georgette Person who is not on my friends list in my inbox.
ravi test then keep an ipad at i p a d 3 s t a r (.) com . Add Georgette Person from facebook in offenders list.
Got an electronic voice message when applying for jobs on internet on my iphone, “Congratulations Apple customer this is your chance to win an iPad. Just tell us where you’d like it sent: Office, Home, Not decided Yet. I clicked Not decided, it asked which iPad I’d like, clicked on that, which colour would I like, clicked on that , what is my phione number….called up this site and ended the connection….
I was on Facebook and a friend of mine posed a website and told me to check it out. when I clicked on the website this little box popped up that said I need to complete this survey if I wanted to continue. it was an apple survey telling me that I won a free I Pad as long as I filled in all of my information. is this a scam or does it really work. I don’t want to put my address and everything out to scammers so I would like to know.