Best report
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Feb 8, 2014
Just got a text message from this number that said:
Call:(816)-744-4058
(smiONE AccountFrozen)
I did research on this and it sounds like there are other reports for other phone numbers with the same message. Some people who actually called said that the company/scammers behind this were asking for debit card information to unfreeze the account, as well as other personal information like the last 4 of their social.
I checked the smiONE company (because I had no clue what it was) and discovered the legit company is a pre-paid visa card. They have a huge fraud warning at the top of their page (https://my.smionecard.com/):
"Attention smiONE Visa® Prepaid Card Cardholders: Beware of fraudulent schemes that attempt to lure customers to call a fraudulent telephone number and input personal information. Please be aware of fraudulent messaging that may appear to come from a legitimate source. If you receive a call/email/or text from a telephone number different than what is on the back of your card, do not call this number. If you have questions about your account, call the telephone number on the back of your card. Remember to never click on any link that seems suspicious or provide any personal information."
Call:(816)-744-4058
(smiONE AccountFrozen)
I did research on this and it sounds like there are other reports for other phone numbers with the same message. Some people who actually called said that the company/scammers behind this were asking for debit card information to unfreeze the account, as well as other personal information like the last 4 of their social.
I checked the smiONE company (because I had no clue what it was) and discovered the legit company is a pre-paid visa card. They have a huge fraud warning at the top of their page (https://my.smionecard.com/):
"Attention smiONE Visa® Prepaid Card Cardholders: Beware of fraudulent schemes that attempt to lure customers to call a fraudulent telephone number and input personal information. Please be aware of fraudulent messaging that may appear to come from a legitimate source. If you receive a call/email/or text from a telephone number different than what is on the back of your card, do not call this number. If you have questions about your account, call the telephone number on the back of your card. Remember to never click on any link that seems suspicious or provide any personal information."