Fraudulent Text Message?
LA_Dizz
Enthusiast - Level 2

Hi all - I received a text message from (855) 692-7999 saying that there was some suspicious activity on my account and for me to SIGN IN at vzwresponse.info.  I didn't, of course, because I think it's phishing (grammar seems off, message below is verbatim).  Anyone else get this?

Valuable Verizon Consumer we encountered some suspicious activities on your account Please confirm your ownership by Sign In https://vzwresponse.info

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Ann154
Community Leader
Community Leader

I would have flagged that as suspicious too. Did you forward the message to SPAM (7726) to report it to VZW?

I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.

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Tigerstep
Specialist - Level 3

Don't trust anything that isn't attached to Verizonwireless.com

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jav6
Champion - Level 3

When I get something like that I use https://www.whois.com/whois/vzwresponse.info to look up who owns the domain name.  Here is what it shows for vzwresponse.info, just a little suspicious:

Registrant Contact Organization:
WhoisGuard, Inc.
 
State:
Panama
 
Country:
PA
 
Raw Whois Data
Domain Name: VZWRESPONSE.INFO
Registry Domain ID: D503300001182163991-LRMS
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namecheap.com
Registrar URL: www.namecheap.com
Updated Date: 2019-11-02T21:10:40Z
Creation Date: 2019-11-02T21:10:21Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2020-11-02T21:10:21Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date:
Registrar: NameCheap, Inc
Registrar IANA ID: 1068
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: email@namecheap.com
...Just another VZW customer...trying to offer some assistance...
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vzw_customer_support
Customer Service Rep

That is definitely concerning, I completely understand! Your security is one of our top priorities! I would recommend blocking the phone number through your phone, and deleting the text message. Any way you would like to contact us would be found here: www.vzw.com/support/contact-us . I hope this information is beneficial. MichelleH_VZW

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jav6
Champion - Level 3

I sent an email to the registrar of the domain to report this and here is their response:

“Hello,
Please be informed that the abusive service has been suspended.

Thank you for reporting the issue.
------------------------
Regards,
Valeria O.
Legal & Abuse Department
Namecheap.com

Ticket Details
Ticket ID: LXF-257-50215
Department: Fraud / Phishing
Type: Hosting L&A
Status: Awaiting Client Response
Priority: High

Helpdesk: https://support.namecheap.com/index.php?

...Just another VZW customer...trying to offer some assistance...
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