Dodgy Text Messages doing the rounds

[Bocca]

Received this text message from a random number otherday, claiming to be a mate. Figured he had taken my number from my website. Few of us have received the same text. So it’s either someone trying to flog stolen gear or a scam. Or both. 
 

Anyone else received one similar? 

[Steve Bullman]

Yeah loads getting them. I’m also interested to know if it’s stolen gear or a scam

[Excels1or]

Thats the exact text I got the other day...posted about it here

[Excels1or]

Same number as well

[Mark Bolam]

It’s pretty simple.

 

If you get a text from anyone or any organisation that concerns money IT’S A SCAM!

[Dan Maynard]

If you have a stolen 500i surely you put it on eBay for a grand, not try to sell it to everyone at half price?

 

I'd guess scam.

[Bocca]

49 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

It’s pretty simple.

 

If you get a text from anyone or any organisation that concerns money IT’S A SCAM!

More often than not I delete them and don’t think twice. But the language in this one made me think if it was from a number that I maybe hadn’t saved. Even though it’s not something anyone would text me. It still intrigued me enough to wonder who it was. 
 

So if anyone with dodgier mates than mine who may have replied 😂 let me know how much he wants for the 500i 

[Bocca]

1 hour ago, Excels1or said:

Thats the exact text I got the other day...posted about it here

Ahh didn’t see it pal otherwise I wouldn’t have posted. 

[Mark Bolam]

No harm done Bocca, tell your mates, tell your parents, tell your grandparents.

Tell them to tell everyone they know.

If it’s a text, it’s a scam.

 

If it’s genuine and a text doesn’t work they will contact you by other means.

 

Just to be on the safe side, can you PM me your card details and last 3?

Cheers.

[scbk]

Deffo a scam, we all know it was only FR Jones who did half price Stihl tools