Viber promo genuine or scam?

goose2005 · 26-07-2015 1:55pm

Mine was from +8613430702309, a Chinese number

Evie477 · 26-07-2015 2:24pm

It's so annoying last week I got a text saying it was a viber competition that I won a samsaung. So I knew it was a scam so I deleted it now today I got a text on viber saying 80% of ray bans. I knew that was probably a scam as well so I searched the number on safari and nothing important came up then I realised the number had 86 at the start and that's the China phone area code thing. Anyway the number that was texting me was +86 150 1323 9195 .
I think it's terrible how they can get away with that stuff ! Especially since more and more younger kids have phones now and probably viber etc. and they wouldn't reliese what's happening!

Nolimits · 26-07-2015 2:59pm

I've got two of these messages in the last week. Kind of annoying, I just block the number but I'm sure they have plenty more.

MrsLOB · 26-07-2015 10:49pm

I got this tonight from this number +86 137 2493 6629

durban · 27-07-2015 7:47am

I just got the message too but from
viberplusbeta.com
but when the user was spelt "Beata" it had to be a scam.
They seem to always make an obvious mistake in their
marketing programme...

StereoSound · 27-07-2015 9:30am

I got this yesturday from a China number, second time I got one of these s6 winner messages.

GBX · 27-07-2015 9:45am

Got one this morning. Blocked and deleted.

leitlite · 27-07-2015 1:23pm

i received message today from +8615011832714 saying i won samsung galaxys6 i googled here and i see all the spam messages in relation to this. What a joke

mymy88 · 28-07-2015 4:52pm

got it from 086135237, i wonder if you reply what would happen saying stop spamming me

opencurtin · 30-07-2015 11:58am

You wont get a phone but you will get a surprise and not a nice one..

Miaireland · 30-07-2015 12:50pm

Got another one today saying I had won a Mac airbook . It did mention Vodafone as well in the message and has a link to give details.

Bikezz · 31-07-2015 11:31am

Ok - - here's my few cents worth:

My message also was from one of them dodgy numbers +387603975836

* * * * Please don't try what I have reproduced below. 1) I'm behind a firewall 2) I'm using external tools to get these results. A few years ago catching people doing sstuff like this used to be my job. * * * *

The message had a link viberpromotion dot xyz (ok .xyz is a bit of an obvious issue)
So, if you follow on from that link, it takes you to whatsappromotions dot com

On that site you get a screen, supposedly validating your acceptance into the draw, and then eventually a page opens and you have to click to continue. Oh, I nearly forgot - at the bottom of the page is:

© Copyright 2015 whatsapppromotions com All Right Reserved. This website is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Viber! VIBER is a trademark of VIBER MEDIA S.À R.L.

Ok, here's the kicker - - Yes yr winning a Samsung S6 Hooray, to get the phone you have to enter your details and send the same message out to several people. These people have to keep the link going - - - - blah blah

Check the wording in this next step

"In this step you need to collect 500 points to continue by sharing our page on Viber or Whatsapp. Every shares have 100 points value."

If you aren't convinced that this is a scam yet here's the result of IP Lookup

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Domain: viberpromotion dot xyz
[ Whois Lookup - Domain Country - Domain To IP]

"here would be Ip addresses etc as I'm new on here I'm not allowed to post links etc"

Continent: Africa (AF)
Country: Seychelles (SC)
Capital: Victoria
State: Unknown
City Location: Unknown
ISP: Ideal Solution Ltd
Organization: Ideal Solution Ltd
AS Number: AS58001 Ideal Solution Ltd

something went wrong!

something went wrong!
Time Zone: Indian/Mahe
Local Time: 13:55:11
Timezone GMT offset: 14400
Sunrise / Sunset: 06:26 / 18:21

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Here's a summary for you. You are probably receiving a message from a hacker who has some hidden code to target phones and at the end. They have entered a load of numbers that they have "BOUGHT" either from "Viber" or a 3rd party who has stored your number for whatever reason. You can pretty much guarantee that if you go all the way with this 1) you'll have problems with your phone. 2) You'll also be passing these problems on to your friends.

DON'T DO IT

All done, I hope I've managed to help someone not to get their phone or computer infected.

Regards . . . Tony