Like several others listed in the complaints, I was asked to go to the bestbuycontest.com site and enter #6207. I suspected a scam, and never did it. Usacomplaints.com was listed under my search, so that's how the scam was revealed. If it sounds too good to be true... ...
I also got the txt saying i won a contest from last month the txt came from dif # then i have seen on the other complaints but i didnt know it was a scam bc alot of plp use our cell & i thot it mite have been someone else who enrered the contest the sad part is the phone belongs to my 10yr old ...
They send you a text message saying "your entry last month has WON! Go to bestbuycontest.com and enter your winning code 6207 to claim your FREE $1000 bestbuy gift card within 24 hrs." ...
Have bought several items at best buys recently and have been filing out various contest forms. Foolishly, i assumed the text i got on my phone was legit. After agreeing to purchase some disney movies (which i did want), i began to realize there was a problem. Found this site, called my bank ...
I also got the best buy contest scam email message—will also inform verizon and the fcc about this—i have the phone number they used and will also submit this. This is an obvious scam—i never entered any contest ...
I got a text message saying I won a $1000 best buy gift card, it asked for a lot of personal info and my cell; it seemed kinda sketchy. It also in fine print denied any association with best buy itself but had the logo all over its homepage. I hope no one else got caught up in this. ...