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Ross of Ottawa

are quick off the mark targetting Canadians.

Just got a text purporting to be from saying they'll give me $50 because of the strike.

But of course, they wouldn't do that… and they wouldn't have your phone number either now would they.

Delete and ignore.

@ottaross the latest one I got recently was claiming to be from the 407 ETR being unable to send me a bill because of the strike. Convenient link provided!

@srgower they're nothing if not attentive to the news.

@ottaross @srgower
I've gotten both of those scams this week. They sure keep trying.

@ottaross "Hi, this is SATAN. Give me 0.72 BT or I will take your SOUL"

I wonder how well it would work. I've received worse attempts.

@johnefrancis lol - to their credit i didn't see any noticeable spelling mistakes, which is the usual first red flag.

@ottaross Satan has great spelling, he was educated back in the stone tablet era when spelling really mattered;

@johnefrancis @ottaross I got a Canada Post scam text about an hour after they announced the back-to-work stuff. Scammers are fast.

@johnefrancis you KNOW he'd have an AI writing all his texts.