So is this a scam?

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Just received an SMS:-
We've sent you a letter about your Barclaycard. Please read it carefully, it includes important information about your credit card being closed. Your Barclaycard team
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The sender was "Barclaycard". As there is no number, I cannot reply. And there is no URL or phishing in the SMS.
As I have never had a Barclaycard, first thing I thought was 'scam', but cannot work out what the scam could possibly be?
I'm curious as I like to keep abreast of the various scams in the interest of avoidance!
 
100 percent it’s a Scam - the fact that you’ve Never had a Barclaycard says it all ..

DELETE messages from texts like that , DO NOT follow links, DO NOT open links, DO NOT reply or text back DO NOT phone any numbers if asked to do so , Nor change any of your Banking information… Double check your personal Bank account/(s) From a different source other than your phone and report ANY suspicious activity to you Bank ..

Lots of Scams are around at this time of year , Be very “Scam aware” from emails, Postal, Phone, even very audacious Cold callers .. when in doubt throw it out …


Coho - Blue
 
Sounds like a Barclaycard customer had mistakenly given them the wrong mobile number in the past. Which just happens to be yours.
 
Coho-Blue said:
100 percent it’s a Scam - the fact that you’ve Never had a Barclaycard says it all ..

DELETE messages from texts like that , DO NOT follow links, DO NOT open links, DO NOT reply or text back DO NOT phone any numbers if asked to do so , Nor change any of your Banking information… Double check your personal Bank account/(s) From a different source other than your phone and report ANY suspicious activity to you Bank ..

Lots of Scams are around at this time of year , Be very “Scam aware” from emails, Postal, Phone, even very audacious Cold callers .. when in doubt throw it out …


Coho - Blue
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Or they have just sent the text to the wrong phone number.
 
Ricardodaforce said:
Sounds like a Barclaycard customer had mistakenly given them the wrong mobile number in the past. Which just happens to be yours.
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L320Rio said:
Or they have just sent the text to the wrong phone number.
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I think this is likely.
@Coho-Blue
Given there were no links and method of replying, what is the scam? 'Scam' was my first instinct, especially as I haven't had a Barclaycard, but cannot see how I am at risk.
 
Rapscallion said:
I think this is likely.
@Coho-Blue
Given there were no links and method of replying, what is the scam? 'Scam' was my first instinct, especially as I haven't had a Barclaycard, but cannot see how I am at risk.
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Yes, and on the surmise that the intended recipients postal address has not changed they will receive the mentioned letter.
 
Rapscallion said:
I think this is likely.
@Coho-Blue
Given there were no links and method of replying, what is the scam? 'Scam' was my first instinct, especially as I haven't had a Barclaycard, but cannot see how I am at risk.
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Because its a 'warm up'? You dont see it as a scam as there is no way of being scammed. But in a few days you may get another SMS this time with links?
 
The SMS will have come from a number. You could look that number up on a different device and see if there are any warnings about it.
 
cambsno said:
Because its a 'warm up'? You dont see it as a scam as there is no way of being scammed. But in a few days you may get another SMS this time with links?
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Certainly a possibility. I shall be aware!
 
Pound Coin said:
The SMS will have come from a number. You could look that number up on a different device and see if there are any warnings about it.
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That’s what I thought, but looking through my messages there are some from Argos that do not have any more info when you click in the sender. Same for screwfix, toolstation, Costco etc.
 
If it was an incorrect number surely you would have had email contact before, I get one or two emails a month from my card provider, as said there may be follow ups.
 
As others have stated it “”may”” we’ll be legitimate and was simply sent to the wrong number… However, call me cynical but I’d always err on the side of caution as there are scoundrels out there that try every trick in the book to Scam unsuspecting individuals out of their hard earned cash …

Tread carefully


Coho - Blue
 
It’s just a generic message , one of them will land on someone that does have a Barclay card and is not compis mentis enough to be suspicious . And trust me they are out there . That’s why it’s called phishing casting there nets far and wide
 
the black fox said:
It’s just a generic message , one of them will land on someone that does have a Barclay card and is not compis mentis enough to be suspicious . And trust me they are out there . That’s why it’s called phishing casting there nets far and wide
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There was nothing to click on.
 
Coho-Blue said:
Precisely …

Nothing “this time” However, the next one “could”

It’s always better to be cautious than to dismiss it right off the bat ..
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OK. But there is no way that saying it is 100 percent a scam can be justified.
 
I got something similar yesterday from a known source.... sharing images and the message looked legit (knowing the person) link took me to what looked like a Google Photos log in page, I did what I usually do, hover over the link and thought that was interesting....
 
Had a cracker this morning asking me to give feedback on a scam notification of a parcel delivery that was a scam e.mail . On a item i haven’t ordered from the u.s.a or even know about .. the online world gets weirder .

What’s next a review of the product that’s going to give me a 19 inch African type penis in 3 weeks ..


trust me it doesn’t work it only grew to 17 inches LOL
 
Probably changed colour after a couple of days though...
 
Ricardodaforce said:
OK. But there is no way that saying it is 100 percent a scam can be justified.
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Alright I get it , I GET IT ,no need to split hairs ... There`s also no way to tell 99 percent that its NOT .. So I`m probably wrong in claiming that its a 100 percent Scam however if by making that claim it makes someone sit up and take notice , I`d rather do that than have them "Potentially" Scammed out of a chunk of momey further down the line ..

Like I said in the last post , "better to be CAUTIOUS"


Coho - Blue
 
Barclays included the last 4 numbers of your card in any email they send and expect they do the same on text, they also always put your name on the email, if these aren't on the text I would err on the side of extreme caution and think scam.

****: these are the last four digits of your account number. We include these digits for security and to help you identify genuine emails from Barclays.

Security
We will never send you an email asking you to send us personal data, passcodes, PINs or PINsentry Codes. If you receive an email like this claiming to be from Barclays, you should not reply to it or follow any links it contains - just forward it to internetsecurity@barclays.com and then delete it. Links in our emails will only take you to pages containing information about Barclays products, services or partners. If such a page is part of another company's website, that company's terms, conditions and privacy policies will apply.
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I had a call from “Barclaycard” the other day, saying they’d noticed a fraud attempt on my card. They were pretty convincing until the bloke started saying they wanted to protect my other accounts from fraud as well so could I tell them what other banks I held accounts with.

Yeah, right.
 
A few years ago I had an ambulance chaser calling me at my office asking me about my recent accident.. I decided to play along..

told them I’d died in the ’accident’

caller asked me to clarify ‘did you say you died?’ , yes I replied, she cut the call.

colleague adjacent to me said, with an ashen face, ‘did you say what I think you said?’
 
welshwizard645 said:
A few years ago I had an ambulance chaser calling me at my office asking me about my recent accident.. I decided to play along..

told them I’d died in the ’accident’

caller asked me to clarify ‘did you say you died?’ , yes I replied, she cut the call.

colleague adjacent to me said, with an ashen face, ‘did you say what I think you said?’
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The best response to those calls is to say “oh wow I’m so glad you called. Now was it that accident where I mowed down that bus queue of pensioners or the one where I crashed into the van full of disabled kids ?
 
I used to get the "we heard about your accident" calls, so eventually one day I bit and said "thank God - I'm glad you called so quickly. Is the ambulance on it's way? My friend is bleeding out and I don't know what to do". I'd asked a co-worker to scream in the background, but alas they refused to join in.
 
when i get called by ambulance chasers inquiring about an accident", i ask them does shatting myself after 12 pints of Guinness count
 
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