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I have been receiving scam text messages for some time:
732237 — Text Message • SMS
Wed, Jul 3 at 18:22
Samsung: Sign up now! Save up to 175 CAD with an e-voucher. See https://smsung.ca/eL64fM. Data rates apply. Txt STOP to opt out
Mon, Jul 8 at 15:15
Samsung: Last chance to save up to CAD 175 with an exclusive e-voucher! Sign up now: https://smsung.ca/nLk6Gh. Data rates apply. Txt STOP to opt out
[…]
Tue, Nov 26 at 15:27
Samsung: This year’s hottest new gift is the Al-powered Galaxy Ring. Check it out at: https://smsung.ca/GMsMm7. Data rates apply. Text STOP to opt-out.
The sender is not in your contact list. Report Junk
The messages pretend to come from Samsung. However, the motley “offers” and downright sketchy domain name smsung.ca do not inspire confidence. The whois record for the domain does not mention anything Samsung-related either.
I had blissfully ignored the messages, and, eventually remembering that there seems to be regulation around the use of short SMS sending numbers, had vowed to find out who the sender really was.
Looking up the short number 732237 on txt.ca, I see the sender listed as “Samsung Canada Mobile Alerts”, with a proper Samsung URL.
Following one of the links I had received as a SMS, I see it indeed redirects to Samsung:
Location: https://www.samsung.com/ca/rings/galaxy-ring/buy/?cid=...Quick links:
David Haguenauer
<www@kurokatta.org>
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