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  • 3213255467 Scam Text Messages : AT and T payment on Hold Scam

    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

  • 9047853013 Scam: Fake Text Message

    9047853013 Scam: Fake Text Message

    Hello everyone and welcome to my review of the fake text messages that have been received lately by quite a number of people from the phone number 9047853013.  The messages claim that the receivers payment is on Hold and they should call a certain number to get this solved and that the number is from AT and T. The reason why most people have been asking about this is because they don’t have their contact numbers at AT and T and they don’t expect anything like this. Well, he message is a scam as you shall see in this review and those who have received the text should not call the number or believe the claims. If you have received one like this please share it or your experience in the comments section to help us help others. Below is more that you may need to know about the scam.

     

    About the scam

    The scam is a common one that is sent by cyber criminals who will be using different numbers at times. They are not from AT and T and want to scam you in one of the various ways we will be discussing. Firstly the scammers may be trying to get you to call a premium rate number. A premium rate number is a phone number that is charged for the services that are provided by the receiver. So when you call the cost of the call is vey high and scammers will be getting paid for the calls they receive and you will be going charged at a real high rate on the call.

    This may also be a trick to make you give them your credentials such as your bank card details and the like if they can get you to give it. There are chances of being redirected to sites that contain malware software and so yo want to be careful.

     

    Verdict

    The messages that are being sent by these people are fake scam messages that are not from AT and T and those that receive these are encouraged not to call the number.  There we so many such mesages that have been  sent to people in the  past few months. If you receive one like this or have questions about these your payment is on Hold text messages please let us know and don’t forget to share your experience with others.

    Good luck

  • 4096839506 Payment on Hold scam messages : Beware of Scam

    What is 4096839506

    The above phone number has been reported to be being used by cyber criminals who are contacting receivers as AT and T and claiming that they payment is on Hold and they should call the number for further assistance. The number is clearly a scam number as AT and T have claimed that this is not their number and they would not send such a message as this. I’m sure you habe also received a text from this number and have been told to call. If you have also received this please share your experience with us and help us help others on the comments section. As you shall see in this review this is an old scam that keeps using different claims and different phone numbers. Do not trust whatever they have to say to you. Below is an explanation of how the scam works

     

    The scam explained

    As always the scammers will send you a text or call you but usually they send texts using a random phone number. They will claim such things as your payment is on Hold or we have an arrest warrant for you or that you have some package that has been sent to you and will leave you a link to click. If you call the number it will most likely not go through or they will and will semd you to some site or link that cannot be trusted.

    You may be asked to provide confidential details such as your credit card details or to make some online payment or complete some surveys from which these guys will want money, small bits of money. The scam has already been received by hundreds of people and more are still to receive it so it is clear this is a scam as the same message is being sent to multiple receivers.

    If they send you to some site or send you a link to visit do not click on these links as they may at times be filled with malware softwares.

     

    Verdict

    The “Payment on hold. Call 4096839506.” is being sent to a lot of people. If you have received this no need to be worried about it as it is already a confirmed scam and not from AT and T. Also share the message you have received from the number and help spread awareness of this scam. Share your experience and help us help others.

    Good luck