Your Pistonheads account is on hold - fraudulent text

[ash reynolds]

I just had this from 07923216075, obviously not legitimate.
Just a heads up...

[jkh112]

I wonder what that is trying to achieve?

[HughG]

I’ve also just had this. Same number and this link
http://pistonheads-com-454.sec93.uk/?secure

[barryrs]

Me too

[PoleDriver]

jkh112 said:

I wonder what that is trying to achieve?

They're trying to get your card details so they can clean out your bank account!

Or Haymarket are testing the software for the new style PH?

ETA This is what they're after!

Edited by PoleDriver on Monday 30th October 15:25

[Hoofy]

Perhaps trying to steal your login so they can spam the forum and other members with your account.

[Choppers]

I've also just had it

[anonymous-user]

So nearly 2 hours after the OP and not a single response from anyone at PH Towers.

Professional. Not.

I'm going to report the OP, hopefully it will alert TPTB that maybe they need to make a statement that it's 100% unofficial.

[VEA]

Hardly surprising these days... DGAF comes to mind.

[Big Al.]

OpulentBob said:

So nearly 2 hours after the OP and not a single response from anyone at PH Towers.

Professional. Not.

I'm going to report the OP, hopefully it will alert TPTB that maybe they need to make a statement that it's 100% unofficial.

I did flag this up for the attention of Jack as soon as it was posted.

I think he's in a meeting at the mo.

[TheAngryDog]

Just had this from 447565459526. I fear that this may be my last post if my account doesn't get paid, so farewell just in case

[bitchstewie]

Where have they got your mobile phone numbers from?

[Funk]

bhstewie said:

Where have they got your mobile phone numbers from?

Advert listings?

[Mattt]

Or the user data that was hacked and then denied it ever happened?

[B'stard Child]

bhstewie said:

Where have they got your mobile phone numbers from?

Same way all scammers get email addresses?

Same way ambulance chasers got my mobile and home phone despite me not having an accident in the last two decades

Same way PPI companies got my mobile despite the fact that I've never had a loan with PPI or even a car loan since 1991

[bitchstewie]

Funk said:

bhstewie said:

Where have they got your mobile phone numbers from?

Advert listings?

If everyone impacted has an active ad listing fair enough, wasn't sure that was the case hence the question

[jamoor]

bhstewie said:

If everyone impacted has an active ad listing fair enough, wasn't sure that was the case hence the question

I haven't advertised in about 3 months and I got one.

[KatieM]

Phone numbers have been obtained from adverts that do not use Phonesafe, our database has not been compromised. Fraudsters will regularly sweep the website to gather as many phone numbers as possible, so even if you don’t have an advert live now, your number may have been harvested in the past.

Our support team were made aware of this yesterday morning. Around an hour after the first call, we sent an email to all those with a live advert to warn them. A request was also sent to shut the website down, this usually takes up to 24 hours to action.

[jamoor]

Did anyone receive something to do with HSBC as well?