14 DAY TRIAL // Mobile phone users should be on the lookout for SMSs that tell them they’ve won a “free $1000 Target Giftcard,” GFI Labs experts report.
“Your entry in last months drawing won you a free $1000 Target Giftcard! Enter ‘area code’ at www.target.com.twty.biz to tell us where to ship it,” reads the SMS.
It’s clear that the target.com.twty.biz domain has nothing to do with Target. Users who fall for the scam and visit the website will be asked to participate in all sorts of surveys and sign up for various offers.
Victims are also requested to provide their email addresses, information that can be highly valuable for fraudsters for other spam campaigns.
We advise you to be careful when receiving such messages. Companies do send out advertisements via SMS, but there are always clues that can help you tell apart the real ones from fakes.