3213255467 Scam Text Messages

Hello everyone and welcome to our short heads up of the messages that have been circulating and are being sent to people from different numbers claiming that their AT and T payment is on hold and they should call a specific number. The text message is a scam and these texts have been received by a lot of people and and have been happening for quite some time now. I’m sure you have also received this text message please do share the message and the number you got it from so that we can also help others to be aware of this scam. So we are going to take a look at how this scam works and how people will be tricked into losing their money.

FRM:AT&T

SUBJ:Payment on hold. Call 3213255467.

MSG:9043

How the Payment on Hold Scam works

The scammers will tell you to call a certain number to get the Payment on Hold error fixed. When you do there are a number of ways these scammers may trick you. Usually the phone number is a premium rate number and these numbers will always cost you an extra charge which is paid to the service provider which is the scammer in this case and hence you will lose money in the process.

The scammers may also tell you to give them your credit card details. If told to do this do not do it because they will only use those details and try to steal money from your credit card. They may tell you to pay to get it fixed and steal the money you pay when the AT and T payment on Hold message is not legit at all. There are many other ways these scammers will trick you such as sending you to malicious websites or telling you to do stuff. People who have received these kind of messages have experienced different things.

Verdict

Any message that claims they are from the AT and T and that your payment is on Hold are a scam right now. These are messages being sent by cyber criminals and are not from AT and T so do not follow or do anything these guys tell you to do. If you have been scammed or have received these texts please do share with us and help us help others avoid the scam. If you have more qiesti9ms regarding the AT and T payment on Hold text message scam please leave a comment.

Good luck