Just got this text as well.  Funny thing is, it definitely is a scam :)

I was a member of a power company credit union in Fort Wayne 10 years ago with the exact same voice.

Received (assume scam) message:
"  Fr:1234
Card Services CU Alert: Your CARD has been DEACTIVATED. Please contact us at 978-596-0798 to REACTIVATE your CARD.   "

Interesting that my cell phone has 978 (Mass) prefix too

WTF??

got one also called and got the two options i hung up

i got the txt, knew it was a scam right away. called the number out of curiosity and selected option #1 and entered a bogus cc# (1234567890123456) and the number disconnected me. please don't be dumb enough to input your real cc or dc#

I recieved the text message just like everyone else, but after reading the posts here I did some searching about where the call was coming from. Someone else posted that it was Lowell, MA, so I did a reverse phone look up and got LAT and LONG and found it on the corner of Davis St and Winter ST in Lowell. The only thing I can find on either street is a listing for Condo's... I didn't spend much time looking, but beware because it is definately a scam!

got a call saying my card had been cancelled and to call this number to reactivate...am assuming a scam. is there anyone in law enforcement who should be contacted?

FRAUD!!! DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER BACK!!!

the number 978-596-0789 is a landline # and i found the location it is 2 Winter st in Lowell, MA. but i think that number is coming from a building shaped like an X when i looked it up with Lat 42.64 Long -71.31 the arrow was pointing at the northeast side of the X shaped look-alike building :/ ....

I just got this too.....friggen losers!

Just got the same message. Thinking of calling the A.G.'s office to report it

Police warn residents about "Smishing" attacks
Sentinel & Enterprise
Posted: 09/04/2009 09:01:32 AM EDT

Gardner Police are warning area residents to be on the guard against a scam aimed at stealing credit/debit card numbers, according to a press release they sent out today.

Police said text messages are being sent to cell phone holders that have the following message, "CARD SERVICES CU...ALERT: YOUR CARD HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED, Please contact us at 1-(978) 596-0798 to REACTIVATE the card."

This scam is reportedly referred to as: "Smishing Attacks," according to the release.

People who get through to the number are being asked for PIN numbers to the cards, according to the release.

"If anyone falls victim to this scam, their card will be compromised," Lt. John A. Bernard said in the release.

Read Saturday's Sentinel & Enterprise for more details.

I received the same text as the others have mentioned. Living in Ipswich, MA and 596 is a Peabody number. Very interesting. Did not and would not respond to such a request.

I got the same text yesterday and I call my cell provider and they dont know what it is sa yes it must be FRAUD !!!!  Is there away to catch these people????

I got a text from this number as well.  No reply address shows up and the two options they give you want you to enter your 16 digit accout number.  Sounds like some jack??? with nothing better to do than try to scam people..UNBELIEVABLE....Get a life....

Well I called it because I was in the middle of dinner, didn't have any cash on me, belonged to a CU, had a card that was expiring this month, etc...  The number was local, like my CU is, and it sounded automated like a regular business system does.  Asked for my card # and to pick a new PIN.  AND I STUPIDLY FELL FOR IT as I thought my card was going to be declined when it came time to pay the bill.  Well a check with my CU this morning showed that an hour and a half after I called my account was being hit in Middletown, NY at a local Mobil station's ATM for a cash withdrawl.  Everything has been cancelled and money returned, but what F*&#ing As&holes!!!

Yes I got the same message im sure its a scam ~~ by the way has anyone else given out cell # like me on a craigslist post ??? wondering if that's how the a holes got my #

What you guys must realize is these companies are commiting a crime if you are getting these text messages and it costs you. The best things you can do to stop this is type of stuff is,

sign up for do not call list
sign up to have your credit info firewalled, this prevents cc companies from being able to sell your info and helps prevent fraud.

SCAMMMMM

i just recieved the same text from the same number...funny how you can't hit the reply button and i just did a reverse look up on this number and it is located out of Lowell, Ma! hmm wonder what happens if we call it!

got the same text as above! Pretty sure it's fraud no one would contact you by text to tell you yr card is deactivated

i also received this txt. called the number, gave too options to activate card and change pin. it didn't offer any other options (or to speak to an operator). the only card i have is a debit card, so when they didn't mention my bank, i knew it was a scam.

Must be a scam - I got the same message

I just got the same one....SCAM! lol

do not call this number, calling it will give them license to call you back for up to 30 days and sell whatever wares they are selling! This is absolutly a scam, being on the do not call list does not exempt you from text scams for whatever reason, hopefully they start a do not text list that we all can join and stop these annoying robots from pushing fake and crappy merch and services down our throats.

I just received a text as well. I have taken my cell phone of the "Do Not Call List" is there one for Texting?

Just Got the same message from 9785960798. Yep, gotta be a scam. I will ignore and block he number for the future.

i just got one too!

got a text telling me my card has been deactivated and to call this number to reconnect it. I didnt call, but I'm assuming its fraud.

5:18pm on September 3rd.  Boy do I hate scammers.

I just got the same text too... I think it is definitly a scam