Just received text message From: MsglD5_BANQ37XF@v.w

"Message says: FARMERS and MERCHANTS BANK
Alert: Your CARD has been DEACTIVATED. Please contact us at 562-452-6564 to REACTIVATE. "

No way am I calling that number.

"Text message scammers quietly prey on regional banks"

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/913537 ... _regional_banks

The FTC took over the number - now you get an explanatory recording and a reference to their site:

http://www.onguardonline.gov/

Just got this text.. same message but different number:

562-608-8461

I also got the text and I have no Farmers and Merchants card.

i just got the same text today, i live in long beach,ca. i got already about 20 text msg from these f******. anything we can do about this?

I hope nobody falls for this!!! Going to give my friends at OC DA's office heads up on this!!!

Hope nobody falls for this..going to give this one to my friends at OC DA's office!!

Yeah I just got that Same text there is no Menu to talk to a rep its a total scam .. how can i block these f****rs ??

You may want to look at your phone bill some people have been taken for upwards of $1400.00 for calling the number.

definitely a scam...just called, says "lines are temporally busy"

I got the same text... I figured it was a scam but thought I would double check here because I do own a card with a similar name. But of course it was not The same so yeah it is a scam.

I got the same text message (so now I have to pay for the text costs too (I don't text often so I don't have an unlimited plan).
Allegedly from FARMERS & MERCHANTS.  I have no F&M card or even an account with them.
I tried sending the complaint to verizon wireless, my provider, but it seems their webpage is unavailable.

I got the exact same message and I don't have any credit cards, nor do I do banking with "FARMERS and MERCHANTS BANK".

Got the same txt message that others reported. Farmers & Merchant Bank alert, your card has been deactivated. Called back 562.452.6564, got menu that allowed for card activation but no option to talk to live person or leave message. looked up phone no. and got reference to NANPA: Assigned Lakewood, California (O1 Communications, INC. - CA)

I got the same call. I don't have a Farmer's and Merchants Bank card. I called the number, although there is a menu, there is no option to talk to a live person. Feels like a scam.

i got that same exact message .. i dont have a credit card that could be deactivated .. this is a scam most likely

"Farmers and Merchants Bank alert:  your car has been deactivate.  Please contact us at 52-452-6564 to reactivate."

I don't own any bank or credit cards!!!