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Target Scam Gift Card Text Message
Did you get a text saying you won a Target gift card? Unfortunately, it’s just a scam, but you’re not alone because there are many people who received the same text. Read on for details.
The text we received was from 4129448456, and read:
Your entry last month has WON! Go to http://www.target.com.ppdf.biz/?claimid=113 and enter your Winning Code “6655″ to claim your FREE $500 Target Giftcard!
If you look carefully at the URL, they want you to think it’s from “target.com” but actually it’s from ppdf.biz. They disguise it with target.com.ppdf.biz, but that’s not Target.com! Take a look at the whois on this domain and you’ll see that it was created just last week and is located in Panama. Still believe them?
When you visit the site, the top says it’s a $1000 gift card – not $500. If you go there and enter the code, you’ll be redirected to target.thegiftcarddeal.com. It looks official, but it’s not. Reading the fine print at the bottom reveals that it’s just another “rewards” program in which you’ll be asked to sign up for a long list of programs which will be nearly impossible to fulfill.
I suggest you read this earlier article from a similar Best Buy gift card scam, as this is an ongoing scam. And read this one which is an almost identical scam, also pretending to award Best Buy gift card.
It looks official but it's not, no matter how cute the dog is.
I tried calling the number back, only to hear a message telling me the user has not set up their voice mail. Do you think that’s a coincidence?
This site’s terms & conditions reference DailyDealFinder.com. That domain is most likely the original site from which this template was taken. DailyDealFinder.com was the subject of a March post here for a “free” iPad, based on a similar rewards program. Oddly, the Terms for this site start off:
DailyDealFinder.com
MEMBER INCENTIVE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Last Modified October 15, 2009
Bottom Line
There is no $500 or $1000 Target gift card to be “won” by anyone. It’s a “rewards” program that’s nearly impossible to complete and not even worth the time you’ve spent reading this. Ignore ‘em!
Did you receive a text for this offer? Please post the URL and phone number below to help us alert others!
Below is the updated list, supplied mostly by readers of this article in the comments below. I’ll update it as often as possible. Thanks so much to those who have contributed.
- 206-910-0980
- 215-275-4413
- 229-520-8674
- 229-848-1905
- 240-393-8261
- 307-213-0591
- 307-213-0978
- 307-213-0984
- 307-213-0997
- 310-266-5208
- 310-266-5298
- 310-266-3419
- 310-266-5298
- 310-741-8903
- 310-795-0162
- 310-795-0762
- 310-854-9347
- 315-289-5839
- 315-289-6252
- 315-706-2481
- 321-230-5136
- 321-547-9833
- 347-244-3829
- 347-254-0339
- 347-392-9830
- 347-407-1428
- 347-820-3932
- 347-989-6017
- 360-362-3404
- 360-362-6373
- 360-674-6201
- 385-218-1864
- 385-227-6728
- 407-413-0796
- 407-491-9664
- 407-497-5943
- 410-336-8933
- 410-624-8650
- 412-304-2882
- 412-354-0906
- 412-576-0237
- 412-736-2639
- 412-944-8456
- 414-573-7585
- 425-354-8797
- 425-877-6685
- 440-522-0461
- 440-522-1010
- 440-522-4790
- 443-240-8315
- 443-240-8635
- 443-963-8834
- 470-216-0614
- 470-774-1105
- 470-774-1642
- 502-292-8313
- 502-315-9502
- 502-424-5683
- 502-554-4752
- 502-718-8313
- 504-406-2664
- 540-406-1865
- 540-406-7768
- 571-528-2696
- 614-787-0125
- 614-787-0189
- 614-787-0471
- 614-787-0490
- 615-268-3060
- 615-268-4163
- 646-283-8925
- 646-709-3752
- 704-898-4794
- 704-898-5206
- 704-964-1476
- 714-227-1117
- 714-227-6261
- 716-207-4979
- 716-208-4499
- 716-208-4641
- 716-208-5015
- 716-256-8630
- 716-380-5289
- 716-380-6517
- 716-435-7658
- 720-459-2696
- 720-648-6072
- 725-435-7654
- 814-483-1113
- 816-223-5403
- 816-835-3639
- 817-718-6958
- 817-731-5236
- 818-298-2341
- 857-206-4465
- 901-262-3678
- 901-268-5643
- 901-351-8233
- 901-485-4840
- 901-828-1294
- 901-833-2463
- 901-834-8547
- 904-607-3303
- 917-683-7104
- 917-753-7285
- 951-231-5870
- 980-298-2029
- 980-329-3768
Variations of the website used:
- claim.winningtexts.net
- www.target.com.bbcp.biz
- www.target.com.bswz.biz
- www.target.com.gpck.biz
- www.target.com.khhd.biz
- www.target.com.llwd.biz
- www.target.com.rdfa.biz
- www.target.com.rdfg.biz
- www.target.com.tbgt.biz
- www.target.com.tbgz.biz
- www.target.com.tzdy.biz
- www.target.com.thhd.biz
A similar “service” out there is 100CardNow.com which is hooked in with OnlineRewardsClub.com. This is a similar, if not related, “rewards” program which requires your participation in 13 “sponsor offers.”
Note: Other known “promotions’ by this same company (that you should avoid) include:
Best Buy – bestbuy.thegiftcarddeal.com (read more)
Disney – disney.thegiftcarddeal.com
iPad2 – iPad2.thegiftcarddeal.com
iPhone5 – iphone5.thegiftcarddeal.com
Starbucks – starbucks.thegiftcarddeal.com
Subway – subway.thegiftcarddeal.com
Target – target.thegiftcarddeal.com
Victoria’s Secret – victoriassecret.thegiftcarddeal.com
Walmart – walmart.thegiftcarddeal.com
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Filed under: Scams & Deception
Attn: Pa. Target shopper, your entry has won! Go to http://targetbf.com/?222 and enter code 2012 to claim your $1000 gift card!
phone number message came from 804-382-4841
I got a text from a hotmail account. hdominguez7@hotmail.com. The message says ” Concetta T./ your number is Second! go to target-gift.com and use code #### to request your gift card.
My text message came from evelynmjohnson88@hotmail.com and read: Subject:Marylou C.
Your number last month is First! Open Target-Gift.com and try 8943 to claim your gift card.
12/30/12 8:01 PM
Mine was a text saying Congrats! You have won a free target gift card for 1000$. Simply visit target-prizes.net/?….type in code 73634 to claim your gift card.
Mine came from zm1988_95@hotmail.com
Subject: Winifred J.
Your number last moth is 3rd! Open Gift4uTarget.com and paste 9019 to receive your F_R_E_E_card.
January 7, 2013 at 4:28 am
#1410000010
From: Ines Z.
Sub: Ines Z.
Msg: Your mobile last month is 2ND! Visit 4uTargetGift.com and try **** to request your bonus card.
your entry has won you a $1000 target gift card…. go to target-prizes.net to claim your gift.
# 7138854093
around Texas Houston ….. using phone comp Bell .
Mine came from mervinavblk@hotmail.com. As if target would be sending out an email using hotmail!!!!!!
Your entry last month has won. go to Target-Prizes.net/?= 8435682870 and enter your winning code to claim your free $1,000 Target gift card within 24 hours.
I typed in the internet address but my hits were links talking about how this is a scam. I hope you catch these guys!
my text read: “Your number last month is 3rd! Go to TargetClaimGift.com and use 9367 to receive your prize”. it is from “kakzsharpe@hoymail.com” and the name is :Elvira L. /”
mistyped that is jakzsharpe@hotmail.com Sorry.
Ive recieved 12 text messages to my cell phone this morning 1/10/2013 from246246
Received this as a text message:
Abuse Doehring (IM):
Your entry last day is 2Nd! http://TargetGiftOnline.com
(Reply ‘block’ to stop this user)
From 713-401-4329
Link to TargetGifts.net/?=##########
“Your entry last month has WON! Go to TargetGifts.net/?=########## and enter your winning code…”
I got the text message today from 713-885-5672.
well on the back the target receipt out said to apply and the phone number that sent me the message was 265060 not sure of its real out not
7133670208reads,”Congrats you won a FREE Target gift card. Go to TargetGifts.net and enter code 84368 to claimyour gift card within 24hrs!”
I got http://www.target.com.tltt.biz sooo sad, what is the propose?
Sooo sad
You can add 7135849684 to your list. Same scam, purporting to be from Target
Please add 7132916072 to the list. Same scam, implying to be Target.
You can add 7133848103 and 7134593583 – I got messages from both in one day!
A text to our cell phone came from (713) 367-6847 TargetGifts.net/?##########
I received the same text from 713-448-9962
I got one of these this morning. The number is 713-459-0848.
target gift card scam. Text from 786-660-3294 said I won a $1000 gift card. Called the number back couldn’t understand the name given by the voicemail. Didn’t leave a message. Just ignore these criminals!
I received the same text from 713-391-4155 today !!!
I received this text–Congrats you won a FREE $1,000 Target gift card. Go to TargetGifts.net/?= and enter winning code 28789 to claim your gift card within 24hrs!
Came from #713-291-2029
congrates you’ve won a 1000 dollar target gift card visit this site im on and enter code 00000 to claim your gift card within 24 hours the number came from 17866603618
Congrats you won a FREE $1,000 Target gift card. Go to TargetGifts.net/?=xxxxxxxx and enter winning code 33250 to claim your gift card within 24hrs!
The Xs are where my phone number was, the number it came from was 760 660 3471.
I just received this text saying: “Congrats you won a FREE $1,000 Target gift card. Go to TargetGifts.net/?=myphonenumber and enter winning code 61387 to claim your gift card within 24hrs!”
The number came from 713-459-3583.
7866603518
I received the same email as previous January 13th users from # 713-277-8974
I received the same type of thing from 265060, “OpshKehr (IM): Your number last month is 2nd! Visit ClaimTargetGift.Com and use 4583 to claim your bonus Card. (Reply ‘block’ to stop this user)” on January 9th.
Seems like someone is trying this scam from their computer IM now.
$1000 gift card from a cell phone 508-399-1839 1-18-13
I received a txt this morning at 11:25 from 970-703-3213 and it said, “Winner(it gave me a number)You have won the $1,000 Target drawing! Claim your Target GiftCard Now! bit.ly/13QFxhX” It didn’t give me a website address to go to or anything like that.
# 385-743-0038
Message: Winner#32423 You have won the $1000 Target Card! Claim your Target GiftCard Now! bit.ly/10Mz61H
Viewer #27593 You’ve won the $1000 Prize or Iphone5 from Netflix! Claim your prize now! bit.ly/115zn03
from phone # 3857430038
text received today from phone number: (857)230-0171
“Winner ID 2393 You’ve won a Ipad4 [did anyone notice this is neither correct grammar--an iPad4--or spelling of the iPad4?] or $1000 Prize from Walmart! Redeem |Claim} your prize Now! bit.ly/U2IABV”
from alveresto@aol.com (Matt) you’ve got 24th to claim target gift card here erajyjiv.giftrates.com code 9011
ALSO (Nick) your phone is in 1st place put 5211 here http://ahalamyl.visitbbhere.com in24th and recieve G_I_F_T
Text was from jibuogaf@aol.com, advertising a TARGET gift card. When you click on the link, the site shows a Best Buy one.
Original text:
(Ryan) Your number last month is 2Nd! Open qhknlolhhq.BBOnline-Gift.com and
enter qhknlolhhq to require your target card.
All of these emails and phone numbers can be spoofed, and keeping a record of them is irrelevant. What we need is a service to compare where we’ve given out our phone numbers and emails to figure out the source of these spammers obtaining our data. I get the same spam to my phone and business email. I rarely give out either, which means some company or entity’s database has been compromised and we need to figure out which one in order to have any chance of resolving the problem.
Just received on from Ionaboker284@hotmail.com. Text of the message: “This is a prize notification. Enter your 6314 at targetrewardsyou.com to claim.”
Here’s another one folks
annisgirsch@hotmail.com says your number was selected as this months winner go to targetrewardsyou.com and enter code.
scam fail
(Winner #308375) Your number was selected as this month’s winner! Enter 0157 here dailyrewardz.us.
It takes me to http://target.giftawardhub.com no matter what gibberish I type in the redeem code box. That’s a red flag right there.
From deedrapono712@hotmail.com
From keciasinopoli100@hotmail.com
Subject: Selection #864673
Msg: You have been sent a card valued at $1,000! The Code is 2796. Go to to target-rewards.com for more details. 5:49pm 2/26/13.
I had a feeling it was a scam, so I checked the internet. Thank you for everyone else you posted prior to me.
jeanettemeharg938@hotmail.com emailed me on Feb. 27, 2013 at 8:18am
visit target-rewards.com “(Contest #031456) You have been issued a voucher valued at $1000! The code is 3198.”
This is a SCAM!!!!
I don’t know what I’m feeling more right now…thankful I found this website or pissed because the offer is a scam. Like most, we are desperate for money. I received an email from the Cruz Murray person for shark energy drink after applying for jobs online. I didn’t make my resume public, so I’m thinking they must be posting fake positions. This just really makes me sick! I’m not looking for easy money…I just need a job so I can make money. These people are the lowest type of scum!