Received a text message stating "KU issue" and asking me to call back

53com@mymetropcs.com/Please call 6269239773! Fifth Third alert!

This is the message I recieved on Saturday Feb 5th

said to provide 16 digit card number to reactivate card???

Just rec'd the text:

"Please call at 1(626)923-9773!  ConocoPhillips Issue!"

I'm in Texas with a (281)#.

SE Michigan here, mine was:

"From: my04@vtext.com  
Please call at:
6269239773"

on my work cell phone...

Same #...I got Please call Co-Op issue...I am from Michigan

I got one yesterday on a ConocoPhillips issue...i am also 281 and didn't call it back...thought if it were really something then they would know how to get a hold of me!!!

got these message from this number.......

regarding conoco phillips issue.  I dont own a conoco card.

don't know this number, just said transportation alliance issue

Got the same "Please call at 16269239773! 66-fcu issue!" message. I also live in Texas & have a 210 number...

This is a phishing scam.

I got the same message. It said "KU ISSUE". My first thought was University of Kansas, because KU is short for that and I used to go there. But it was very odd. I called the number and the automated voice wanted 3 forms of id.

I also got the "KU Issue" text on my 785 Sprint number.  Glad I searched it online before calling.

I too got the same "KU Issue" message. When I called got automated response wanting three forms of ID and asking for my 16 number account number. I like most of you are assuming this is a scam.

husband and i got the same msg at same time...my01@messaging.sprintpcs.c:Please call at 16269239773! 66-fcu issue!  very strange since we do have a fcu acct... not calling #

Just got a text asking me to call this number because of a 66-federal credit union issue. I'm in Arkansas . Sent from my01@messaging.sprintpcs.com

busy scammers!

got the same text and i called sprint to block the number!

I sent phone # and text email, Sprint replied that are now blocked.
Thanks again

I received the "KU Issue!" message and the 626 number to call.  This was sent to my Sprint cell number so I'm guessing that whoever is doing this scam has access to Sprint Phone numbers.

Has anyone recieved this message on a non-Sprint number?

Keep the info I posted, but I'm not sure if it will actually help in this case, since 6269239773 wasn't the sender, and the "sending" address my03@messaging.sprintpcs.com may be forged and otherwise legit.

Annoying dark knights of spamalot...

Thanks for the tip

I just received the "KU Issue" text message as well, and I also have a Sprint account in the 785 area code. Here's what to do:

Send a text message to 9999 with the message "spam 6269239773"

That will notify Sprint, both to report the message sender AND block them from sending messages to you in the future. Here's a listing of the other options with Sprint and the 9999 shortcode:

http://support.sprint.com/support/article/Blo ... 20091103-160141

I got the same thing but I live in Texas and have a 281 #

BTW I have a 281 #

Same here...I have 785 number.. scam?

Got the same text message.  When I called (blocking my number) it purported to be a bank and said to "reactivate" my card I needed to give them three pieces of information, starting with the credit card number.

Clearly a scam designed to target people in Lawrence.

Yep, just got the exact same message with the same callback number, also sent to a 785 number.  I wonder if they timed it with the storm thinking it might be more likely people would call.

Got it too - I'm on a 785 number from Sprint too.

Got the KU Issue message about 2 minutes after my husband got the same message.

Ditto to all.