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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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Just received at text from 612 244 0859, surprised because I live in the shadow of Target headquarters in Minneapolis, MN this is very bolden of them to do this. I always believe if it is too good to be true then its not
I got one from 402-419-8787 this afternoon that told me to enter “402″ at http://www.target.com.tzty.biz to claim my prize. I thought this was legitimate because it was a local number, and I had entered a drawing last month from Target.
Scammers seriously suck.
I got a scam text from 410-624-8235. “Congratulations, your entry in last month’s drawing WON you a FREE $1,000 Target Giftcard! Enter “6655″ at http://www.target.com.ppdf.biz/ to claim it NOW!” . That’s what the message told me.
Also another funny thing was that I never entered anything.
Received a text last Sunday from 716-435-4271
I got one today and it was from (859) 227-3167 saying
“Your entry in our drawing WON you a FREE $1,000 Target Giftcard! Enter “859″ at www. target.com.tztz.biz to claim it and we can ship it to you immediately!”
Your entry has just WON! Go to target.com/rdfg.biz, enter winning code 6655 to claim your FREE $500 Target Giftcard.
240.645.6764
http://www.target.com.ptgh.biz
862-754-7358. Scam!!!
I received a text today & never “entered” anything. The number mine came from was 229-848-8227. Thank you for the posts!
Received a text 7/8/12…from phone # 816-824-9032: Your entry last month has WON! Go to http://www.target.com.rdfg.biz/?claimid=113 and enter your Winning Code: “6655″ to claim your FEE $500 Target Giftcard!
Recieved target scam messages today from 209-603-7404 and 727-421-3362
307-213-0658 is another one
igot it 304 area code
I have received texts from two different numbers in the last month: 646-410-1615 and 720-560-4850.
4406708281
http://www.target.com.ptgh.biz/?claim=112
just got one from 229-848-8308
I just received a text from (412)944-6846. It was for a $500 gift card from Target. The URL was http://www.target.com.mswl.biz.
Just got a text from 440-670-8316 for http://www.target.ptgh.biz
Mine came July 8. Said to enter my code 280 at website: target.com.ppdf.biz/?claim=280. Received from phone number 315-391-7428.
THE NUMBER 209-603-7402 IS A SCAM!!!!
191778033548 this is the # i got from them
Just got one from 310-804-7407, with the website listed as http://www.target.com.mswl.biz
Just got a that very text from the number below.
901-833-1768
URL was: http://www.target.com.mswl.biz/?claimid=113
Received yesterday:
“Your entry in our drawing WON you a FREE $1,000 Target Giftcard. Enter ’513′ at http://www.target.com.tztz.biz to claim it and we can ship it to you immediately.”
I did do a Target “survey”, but it was a while back. I thought this was fishy. I tried the website and typed in the code…the next page then said I’d won a $500 Giftcard. Anything else was blocked by AVG Anti-Virus. I did try it again and the “threat” was again blocked. I also ran my cursor over the “bottom number” on the first page and it said something about “whoisamongus”. I then looked up “target gift card scams” and found numerous entries. Figured I’d put it on this one.
The text was from: 209-603-7390
Phone: 240-535-7196
Address: http://www.target.com.ptgh.biz/?claim=280
412.916.8312 http://www.target.com.tztz.biz
New Number for your list:
336-508-0989 http://www.target.com.tztz.biz
Just got one from 973-204-3349 target.com.tztz.biz
1000$ gift card
http://wwww.target.com.tztz.biz
phone: 209 603 7390
Received one yesterday from 6122225702.
I received one at 1:56 am on July 11, 2012 from 440-670-8316. The website listed was http://www.target.com.ptgh.biz/?claim=280.
901-833-1763. URL http://www.target.com.mswl.biz/?claimid=113
86223714383.. its said to click http://www.target.com.tzty.biz,, funny thing is I dont ever enter in anything and they had my info, how the heck did they get my address, D.O.B? should I worry
add 4438381765 to the numbers got a text this morning from this number
just got one from 8627549487
just got one from 8627549487 http://www.taget.com,tztz.biz
443.838.1765, http://www.target.com.ptgh.biz
Got one this morning at 2am fromthe website target.com.ptgh.biz/?claim=280 fromthe number 17164798347
Just received one from 440-670-8342 and the website listed was http://www.target.com.mswl.biz/?claimid=112
Just received a text from phone number 205-332-9259
I received the same message twice in this past week. The numbers were 240-535-7183 on July 11th and 240-535-7189 on July 10th. Same website and same claim ID.
Just received a message from 540-406-2985 with the website of http://www.target.com.ppdf.biz/?claimid=313.
Thanks for your help!
Just got it. Here the number on mine:1-443-956-5460
new #716 470 8347…..TARGET SCAM
i got a target gift card scamming text from 540-406-7568, you dont have it on your list yet… thanks for the info by the way
Received today:
“Your entry in our drawing WON you a FREE $1,000 Target Giftcard. Enter ’253? at http://www.target.com.tftz.biz to claim it and we can ship it to you immediately!” The text was from: 253-432-3305.
I haven’t entered any drawings although I do shop at Target. I did an internet search for Target Gift Card Scam and it landed me here. Thanks for the info! Keep spreading the word!
Please also add the following to your list: 608-216-4212 and http://www.target.com.tfty.biz. Thanks!
Just got one in Fl. (727) AC. I remember this happening when I signed up for snagajob awhile back. Anyone else?