Just got the same text. It is a scam. 281-743-3821
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Nov 19, 2012
How funny that we all got the same pin number! 1122!
Let's sue these spammers and get that $1000 each, for real!
From the article at the link posted by Alfalfa above:
"Two federal laws ban text spam in most instances. A few cases have made it to the courts. Last year the Federal Trade Commission settled a case against an alleged spammer accused of sending unsolicited commercial messages pitching mortgage modification services to consumers. The man also was accused of misrepresenting that he was affiliated with a government agency.:
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Nov 19, 2012
Incidentally, I forwarded the "you have won" text to 7726 and received an immediate reply from Verizon saying thank you. So, do it, you all. Forward spam text to 7726.
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Nov 19, 2012
I received a text saying I'd won $1000 gift card to best buy, listing a URL to claim it. It's clearly a scam.
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Nov 20, 2012
I got the same message about a $1000 Best Buy gift card yesterday. We have to stop these spam messages!