Just received this text which doesn't have a number associated to it informing me that JB Hi-Fi is looking for product testers and i've been signed up by a friend. After clicking the link it redirects to a site which tracks how many people clicked on the link, which then redirects to a mock of the JB Hi-Fi website (happeight.com). The site promises free high priced products for you to test and you "just pay shipping". I'm not friends with anyone named Jack :) Haven't seen this type of scam before, stay safe Ozbargainers.
BEWARE of New SMS Scam
kenunderscore on 26/08/2018 - 13:31
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Sounds identical to what happened to me 2 years ago. Its not new, just not in the spotlight like the Chinese voicemail callers & other scams.
Does the Chinese voicemail scam charge you if you dont hang up straight away?
no, they are trying to scam the chinese who understand the language.
Unless you fall for it and give them your credit card details on the message lol.
I tried to sell them my house but they wouldn't stop talking
After clicking the link
That was silly, sometime that's enough for the criminal's.
Maybe it doesn't matter, maybe the OP has no life…
Most browser's are pretty secure.
I'm well aware of the risks that this usually entails but its a risk i'm willing to take to see the type of scam it is and learn for next time.
I suspect you're already infected if you're seeing a pseudo JB HiFi page. Either that, or it's already been killed.
Domain Name: HAPPEIGHT.COM
Registrar URL: http://www.namecheap.com
Creation Date: 2018-03-27T16:54:41Z;happeight.com. IN A
There is no record for a webpage to be displayed.
Thanks OP for the heads up.
just got the message from Jack lol.
never click a link unknown
yeah I got this too