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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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text saying I won a free $500 gift card
it came from440-654-1679
Bogus
15412068523 web site was target.com.tvtt.biz Does target care they are using their name, seems like they would go after these scum!!
just got one 901-361-2604
got one from 9043024217
704-964-4088
target.com.trtz.biz
got one from http://www.target.com.trtz.biz
901-361-2604
got one from 408-250-1386
Phone number was 347-276-8137 – stated Your entry in our drawing WON you a free $500 Target GiftCard! Enter “315″ at http://www.target.com.trtt.biz so we can ship it to you immediately…………what is funny is I dont know how I could have won considering I never shop at Target!
Just got one from 317 220 7416. Yeah,we don’t have a Target in town. Thanks for playing Scammers!
817-229-5941
http://www.target.com.trtz.biz
received 7/16/12 from 315-439-0624 http://www.target.com.trtz.biz
Got one from 2142027103
Phone – 214-208-7596
URL – http://www.target.com.trtz.biz
Got two today.
214-208-8645
and
512-730-9144
The same text message everyone else is getting, FREE $500 Target Gift card. Enter “913″ at http://www.target.com.tsdz.biz. The number that sent the text was from Roseville, MI 1-503-510-6781. new#?
got one from (214) 208-4636
target.com.trtz.biz
Phone: 502-424-6271
URL: http://www.target.com.tdtz.biz
http://www.target.com.tkts.biz
got one from 214-202-5113, website http://www.target.com.trtz.biz
got one from 7708405488 instructing me to go to target.com.trtz.biz
Received one from 385-218-8803 with instructions to go to http://www.target.com.tcdz.biz and enter code for a free $55 Target gift card.
310-270-7083
target.com.trtt.biz
Just got one from 678-620-6593
From 716.380.3523
“Your entry in our drawing WON you a FREE $1000 Target Giftcard! Enter 6550 at http://www.target.co.prizeform.com to claim it and we will ship it ot you immediately.”
i have this mesage.14802058947 07/16/2012 your entry in our drawing WON you a FREE $500.00 Target Giftcard! Enter “972″ at http://www.target.com.trtz.biz to claim it and we can ship it to you. I THINK IS NOT REAL.
Got one from 210-213-4216: “Your entry in our drawing WON you a free $500 Target GiftCard! Enter 210 at http://www.target.com.trtt.biz so we can ship it to you immediately.”
Got one from: 310-266-3807
I got one from 3604876586
I got this message from 310-435-4794: Your entry in our drawing WON you a free $500 Target Giftcard! Enter “323″ at target.com.trtt.biz to claim it and we can ship it to you immediately!
http://www.target.com.tthj.biz/?claimid=112 winning code 6655. Phone 229-520-8132.
6822016492 and 2403815161 these were text message
got a text from 817-229-0357 stating “Your entry in our drawing WON you a FREE $500 Target Giftcard. Enter 817 at http://www.target.trtz.biz to claim and we can ship it to you immediately.” I knew it was a scam for I have not entered any drawing.
Got one that read “Your entry in our drawing WON you a FREE $1,000 Target Giftcard! Enter “972″ at http://www.target.com.tcxz.biz to claim it and we can ship it to you immediately!”
From phone #614-356-0608
Got one from 682-201-1557
http://Www.target.com.tcxt.biz
Got one from: 614-401-7046
http://www.target.com.tcxz.biz
704 307 8426
412-339-3144
target.com.tthj.biz
I just got one from a 704-247-0124 with the website of http://www.target.com.tcxz.biz
Got one from 615-336-7257.
got one fos
my number was1-7708153120.
Seems that they scammed everyone.
Got this last night. It originated from 704-247-0792. Website it wanted me to go to was http://www.target.com.tcxz.biz.
Just go this from 206 240-2783 website: http://www.target.com.tcrt.biz
I received one from 704-806-0231
214-577-0143.
What can they get from a text scam?
Yep. I got one today (while in a business meeting, of all things) from 443-253-0734 and http://www.target.com.tcrz.biz
Got a similar text message from (716)491-3702. I knew it was suspicious because I don’t enter into drawings.
It directed me to http://www.target.com.tdtz.biz
303-362-3416 target.com.tcrt.biz WON a $500 Target Giftcard! Enter 303 on the website
number 303-378-5205
The number I’ve been getting the text from is 303-406-8267 and the URL they give is http://www.target.com.tcrx.biz