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Got a weird text

PoetPhilosopher

Veteran Member
I live in Illinois. I just got a text saying my Illinois Unemployment Insurance claim is on hold for verification. The problem? I never made an Illinois Unemployment Insurance claim. The area code is a North Dakota number.
 

Lyndon

"Peace is the answer" quote: GOD, 2014
Premium Member
just a fishing scam, unless someone is using your id, if you want to be sure contact the illinois unemplyment, dont call the ndakota number for any reason

and if it was someone using your id the call would be coming from illinois not north dakota
 

PoetPhilosopher

Veteran Member
Yeah. I'm kind of trying to figure out the likelihood that if someone did file an Illinois Insurance claim, what the odds that the text received would be from a North Dakota number. Seems unlikely.
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
I got one yesterday saying the IRS was investigating my finances... Sent to my UK phone number from an American number. Go figure.

If it looks dodgy (poor grammer or spelling, not relevant, odd area code etc) then its dodgy so ignore it
 

Viker

Häxan
I got one yesterday saying the IRS was investigating my finances... Sent to my UK phone number from an American number. Go figure.

If it looks dodgy (poor grammer or spelling, not relevant, odd area code etc) then its dodgy so ignore it
IRS has no boarders! Run before greasy little auditors show up at your door! :D
 

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
I live in Illinois. I just got a text saying my Illinois Unemployment Insurance claim is on hold for verification. The problem? I never made an Illinois Unemployment Insurance claim. The area code is a North Dakota number.
I got something similar except it was 'Google' needing to 'verify' my phone.

I think scammers need some serious tracing and then once they are found....

 
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