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"Voter Research Services" survey scam targets Ontario residents (www.insauga.com)

submitted 5 days ago by brianpeiris to c/ontario

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[–] observantTrapezium 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Those texts may not be in compliance with CRIC standards, but do we know for sure it's a scam? I got this message and respnded, the followup was:

Thank you ... could we please get your postal code for statistical purposes so we know approximately where you live?

To which I responded with a nearby postal code (not my actual one). Then the response was "Thank you for completing the survey".

[–] brianpeiris 4 points 5 days ago

I just lean towards it being a scam. I did some searching as well and couldn't identify the organization behind "Voter Research Services". If it was legitimate, they'd make that information readily available on some website. I think text message scammers consider it valuable information to find out if there is actually a person behind a phone number, so if they are scammers, even your first reply validated your number as a target for future unrelated scams.