I just got a text from 909-9 sending me my PIN and security answer stating "as requested".  I don't recall ever requesting this information nor am I familiar with the PIN .. obviously a phishing scam.

It is a scam, called it from home phone (blocked) and listened to their message, they are requesting 16 digit card number, expiration date on card, and 4 digit pin number.  If you are foolish enough to give this to them, I offer my condolences.  Big Scam.

I just got a text message at 2:31 PM, DEC 14 from VISA "Customer issue, Visa service frogen, please call at 303 325-7300

I have gotten 3 calls Dec 4, Visa Service Frozen - Dec 13,Floida west coast federal credit union service frozen - Dec 14, again Visa Service Frozen...Big Scan!!

Same as everyone else. Text telling me account at West Florida Credit Union was suspended. Never called the number, don't have an account there. This info was taken directly from the Credit Union's website...


MEMBERS THAT HAVE A SPRINT OR NEXTEL CELL PHONE MAY BE RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES ASKING THEM TO CALL 1-303-325-7300 TO PROVIDE ACCOUNT INFORMATION.  THIS IS FRAUD PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS TEXT OR CALL THE TELEPHONE NUMBER YOU ARE BEING INSTRUCTED TO CALL.  ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT THE CREDIT UNION AT 813-643-5572.

YOU MAY ALSO RECEIVE A REQUEST TO TAKE A SURVEY FROM OUR WEBSITE, PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SURVEY.  IT IS A BOGUS SURVEY.

Just got a text message. My wife called me and she got the same one. Our cell phone # are not sequential at all totally different exchange. (Sprint).

I did not call ...obvious scam

We just got  a text message saying our account was frozen with west florida credit union...uh..we do not have an account them them or any credit union. Idiots. Phone number to call was 303-325-7300

Received a text from this number "customer issue, american express services frozen, please call at 303 325 7300"

I don't trust any "credit card" that texts me.

"customer issue, credit union west service frozen. please call..." text messages. SCAM!

received text, said enter 16 digit number, then expiration date then pin number, did all that, then afterwards i got thinking, no one asks for a pin number

these are scammers - do not respond

ITs a SCAM big time, they texted me and said to call because my american express is frozen, ha don't have one!

Ol' Jefferson Financial Credit Union wants a piece of me as well.  This is the second one of these I've gotten in the past three days.  And both have asked for different numbers.  The other requested number is  786 425 0042.

Received a text message, "customer issue american express, call 1-303-325-7300"
I called from a blocked phone. They asked for the credit card number, and there was no way to get to an agent, or to any other point in the phone tree, just "enter your 16-digit account number. This call is being monitored for quality assurance."

I got a text from this number "9099", but the callback number was for an unlisted number in PA.  It was supposedly from a bank with whom I do not even have any accounts.  Did not respond.

If you have sprint you can block this short code number by reading this post.

http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/4325#

Received txt on my phone the call 303-325-7300 four days ago that my AMERICAN EXPRESS account is frozen. I was suspicious so I contacted  AMEX through my online account. They confirmed that is not their number... I just saw this site today.

Sprint has nothing to do with it. It's more of a brute force phishing attempt

Just got a call from 9099.
How can we get this phone number busted??? This is insane!!!

Received a text message @ 6:55 on Dec 14, 2009 from:

9099: customer issue, visa service frozen. please call 303 325 7300

The funny thing is, I ordered stuff from ebay, and I did not even use a visa card.  I suspected that it's not right because if there is some
kind of activity on a credit card account, I receive a "phone call" from a customer service.  It's a big scam!  When you call the number they ask for your 16 digit credit card number, and if you say "talk to operator", it continues the same message.  DO NOT RESPOND TO THE TEXT!!!

@let the beatings begin:

Your trends are pretty much on the money, except it's not only Blackberry users that are affected - I got the message on a Samsung Moment.

But I am in Florida and do use Sprint.

Same as most, visa account

tells me to call 303-325-7300

The people that have created the message and recording all this credit card information should be get a beating they would never forget.  This was not about to sucker me, but I have a grandmother, aunts, uncles, ect that may fall for it.  I want to someone get jail time and have to pay back with interest for what they are doing. I am not blaming Sprint but gee wiz how hard is it to see what device is sending the message and turn them over to the cops (like mentioned before, we put a man on the moon 40 years ago, now we can't track a text message????).

Trends that I have noticed, but could be wrong about:

1.  I have seen most people that listed a phone have a blackberry and/or recently started an account (had my account for years but just upgraded to a blackberry a few months ago)

2.  All seem to be sprint or nextel customers (nextel for me)

3.  Most of the recent ones I would assume to be FL numbers, the Florida west coast credit union thing

Message received today at 2:31pm:

9099: customer issue, visa service frozen. please call 303 325 7300

Scam Clue #1: Visa from which bank???
Scam Clue #2: All in lowercase
Scam Clue #3: Legit institutions don't send text messages to contact customers

ALSO - I've only been a Sprint customer for the past 6 weeks but ported my number of roughly 10 years from AT&T. I doubt that a company like Sprint will sell their numbers, but that won't stop a rogue employee from stealing information to sell it, and I'd put money on that's what's going on.

I will be forwarding the text message to Sprint and calling Customer Service (someone in a previous message - page 2 or 3? - posted the email address and number).  And if it happens repeatedly as others here have reported, I will also report it to my local police department.

I REC'D A TEXT SAYING "CUSTOMER ISSUE, VISA SERVICE FROZEN. PLEASE CALL 303-325-7300" I CALLED IT AND IT WAS AN AUTOMATED VOICE ASKING ME FOR A PIN NUMBER TO MY CHECK CARD. I HUNG UP IMMEDIATELY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS ALMOST SCAMMED.

THIS NUMBER IS INVOLVED IN A PHISHING (email) or SMISHING (text message).
Any financial institution should continue to place RISK Alerts to advise your members to NEVER, NEVER, NEVER respond to these types of request of any sort asking for card number or personal information.

Same as others - Visa
They've texted several of our company phones.  We're Sprint.

Received a text about customer issue Visa.  I called and provided fake information.  The recording asks for CC#, Exp. Date, and Bank ATM #.  I called Denver PD to report but they would not take the report because I wasn't located in Denver when I got the Text message.

We have sprint and just received same message requesting our acct. number.
I was aware of this scam because a family member fell into this fraud and scam this morning.
Sprint has been notified.
Thank You

Text message sent to cell phone saying acct. frozen THIS IS A SCAM (FRAUD)
Please follow up with this ASAP.

WANTS CREDIT CARD NUMBER. SAID ACCOUNT FROZEN. DID NOT IDENTIFY CREDIT CARD COMPANY.  I DID NOT COMPLY.   IT'S A HUGE SCAM!!!!! B CAREFUL!  DON'T FALL FOR THIS!