Got a text with a link from T-Mobile that says you can get a $100 free item by doing an online survey? Don’t click on it. It’s a SCAM!

Posing as T-Mobile, scammers are falsely claiming that you have been affected by a “phone outage” — and are now awarding you with a $100 gift as compensation.

If you follow the instruction and click on the link, you will be taken to a phishing page and have your personal information leaked to scammers. They can thus use your credentials for identity theft!

Content: We apologize for the tempoary phone outage yesterday. You were one of the 25,000 affected clients. In return we ore providing you with a $100 FREE GIFT! Please take this brief 30 second survey about Tmobile and we’ll offer you a $100 free item.

How to Avoid T-Mobile Free Gift Scams

• Double check the sender’s phone number and watch for red flags, e.g. spelling mistakes or URLs that don’t look like official ones.
• Turn to T-Mobile’s customer service directly for help to check if the offer is legitimate.
• Delete fishy text messages right away.
• NEVER click on unknown links or attachments! Use Trend Micro ScamCheck to detect scams with ease:

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