My husband and I received a texted message. Your card starting with 4636 has been deactivated. Call 1310-237-5911. I know this is a scam but letting you know. I don't live in California. Moved 10 years ago and live in another state. Maybe you can catch these theives.

Text originated from 845-464-0992 (NY). The content was: "ILWU C.U. ALERT: Your CARD starting with 4636 has been DEACTIVATED. Please contact us at 310-480-1235."

An obvious fraud, if for no other reason that NO legitimate bank or credit agency would send such a ridiculous text in the first place. It's like getting an email from PayPal or BofA, etc., that says there's a problem with your account, and expecting you to follow the link they provide in order to obtain your personal data. Another obvious clue is the origin - unless you actually have an account with the ILWU Credit Union, why would you even consider this as legitimate?

If anyone in this day and age, after hearing over and over about these types of scam for well over a decade now, still falls for this stuff, I worry for the future....

What's pathetic is that the cell phone carriers can't seem to come up with a simple solution to block incoming messages if they don't originate from someone in your contacts list. And what's even more pathetic is that the FCC seems impotent to address these types of phone/text scams.

For those who are charged a per-text fee, there is nothing you can do to prevent the unwanted texts. Absolutely ridiculous.

I received the same message but from the telephone number 845-464-0992.

It reads"ILWU C.U. ALERT: Your CARD.....Please contact us at 310-480-1235."

I NEVER receive these type of scam text messages.

I received this message on my mobile a few day after completing an ebay sale & paypal transaction. Wondering if there is a connection here???

Watch your bank accounts people. This could result in major fraud.

6/22/11

I just received the same message ILWU C.U. ALERT: Your CARD starting with 4636 has been DEACTIVATED Please contact us at 310-480-1235. I belong to the ILWU credit union, and they are legit.
But they are not the ones contacting us. This is a scam and don't give them any info.The call came from Oregon. They sent it to my husbands cell and also my cell.  The scary thing is how did they get my info?
I will call my credit union tomorrow to let them know about this.

I will find you and turn you in to the police. This is not a joke. Please go back were you came from.

Got several calls from this number.

It looks like it may be some church...this FB page says to text that number to join the list....

http://www.hs.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=121669557863280&id=87871827670

I had the same message: ILWU C.U. ALERT: Your Card starting with 4636 has been DEACTVATED.  Please contact us at 310-291-7215 (this occured on 4/15/11):, however, my checking account was also withdrawn for $X amount for services for freecreditscore.com (this transaction occured on 4/25/11).  Has anyone have similar problems like this?

4/15/11

Received txt message "ILWU C.U. ALERT:  Your CARD starting with 4636 has been DEACTIVATED.  Please contact us at 310-291-7215."

The phone number is a cell phone number in Gardena, CA.

When I did a search on ILWU it indicates it is a Credit Union with a Wilmington, CA address.  They have a very fancy/official looking website, but I believe this is a scam!  

Very disturbing.

received text messages from this number regarding modeling, do not have an account with these guys nor did i ever. not sure how they got my name and my cell but this is a little disturbing.

got those text messages every time for frozen CC. this is a scam and I don't know how cannot they be punished by the government.

Received this text message:
"ILWU Credit Union Alert: Your VISA CARD has been placed on hold. Please call us at 800-959-5856
Reply X to Stop"

I don't know who ILWU credit union is and I definitely do not have a card with them...

This should be absolutely illegal...

i receive texts at all hours of the night

Was sent a message from 1-702-238-8337 That it was a:

"Park-Bank Alert: Your CARD starting with 4311* has been DEACTIVATED.  Please call us at 800 790 6779.  Reply X to Stop."

I don't have any of the sorts of cards or banks. an obvious scam.

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Number info-
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Pre-portability type:    Mixed
Population:    52617
Median HH Income:    $23,166

http://www.callersearch.com/p/702-238-8337.htm

Definitely a scam. I get the same text messages about my account being frozen or deactivated (in spite of being on national do not call list and not having an account with the bank in question) and the only difference is that the bank name is changed to a bank local to my area (in S. Wisconsin). They must be using some kind of computer program that matches up local bank names with area codes of the people they are trying to scam. Or someone figured out how to send viral spam via SMS now and it will be just as bad as email spam...great :-(

Of course do not reply to the text message or call the number listed in the SMS, it could be a way to hack or redirect your account to be used to make expensive international calls, or if you ever actually did get through to someone and followed the instructions for pushing the buttons, it would probably ask you for a credit card number eventually.

Don't take this harassment laying down, report it online at fcc.gov. People who refuse to remove you from their calling list after you request it, especially if you are on the federal no-call list, are committing a serious crime. The number of origin is most likely not their real telephone number, but of course the FCC has the technology to figure out where the call really came from. Report these annoying a**holes, they are nothing but immoral scammers.

I received a text mesage from this # and here is the message telling me to call another #....

"YAKIMA VALLEY CU ALERT: Your CARD starting with 4409* has been DEACTIVATED. Please call us at 888-617-0710."

Ditto DITTO on scam call out of Las Vegas, Nevada..  These people need to get caught.  They are the scum of the earth trying to steal other peoples money to pay for their bad habits.

i got this txt message saying that my card had been disactivated!when i dont even have a card!

I received the following SMS late in the evening and of course do NOT have any account starting with this number!

Star USA FCU Alert: Your CARD starting with 4414 has been placed on HOLD.  Please call us at 800-396-0778.  Reply X to Stop.

I blocked my caller ID and gave the number a call and the recording only gives you two options.  One to activate your card and the other to change your PIN.  

I of course hit Zero to see if that would do anything and the phone just went silent.  

This is pretty scary that stuff like this is now happening.  Glad I have a monitor on all of my credit :)

Was told that my Star USA FCU card beginning with 4414 has been put on hold..... None of my cards begin with that number!!!

I've received the same message several times - and I think it usually happens on Wednesday evenings.

got the same Yakima message about 3 am. The message said call 800-578-0814, no doubt the number for one of the Russian gangs finding another way to steal ouir money.  This is interstate crime and a federal matter.  If the president would spend as much time and tax dollars enforcing our laws rather than fighting our laws, we wouldn't have criminal gangs like this operating in america

Its definitely a scam, had the same Yakima Valley alert as John at 10:12 pm and so did my husband at exact same time.

I got the same thing Yakima Valley Alert. 11:39 pm. The numbers don't match any account associated with me. Seems kind of odd. I think it's a scam. Don't give them any info. Go to your bank in person if you are really concerned.

I think it's a scam I got the same thing about an account I don't have.

Same thing happened here!! Shows it's out of Nevada

same here, it said my account was frozen and i don't have an account w. that ending.

received text on an account I don" have about my account being frozen