800-230-2259

Have been getting calls on my cell phone  from this number and other 800#s that have been leaving a recording on my phone saying that i missed a call from ATT . Today after the 7th call on my phone I received a call which says it is from ATT  discount1000.com.   Yet when I go to that website My computer Software alerts me that website is FRAUDULENT. I don't have ATT service I use another carrier.  I  have reported that number and the call to the FTC DNC website. it appears to be a telemarketer of some kind.  

First said I won 200 dollars. Now saying I have a 1000 dollar credit on my att. I have att phone. But anytime I try to go to website never comes up

(800) 255-2754
This is the second time am receiving a call from this number saying I won 1000 discount from AT&T

new  ATT WIRELESS PHONE SCAM
How it works

You get a phone call from an 800 number with an automated recording that tells you to visit a website after alerting you of a monetary value (they call it a discount) for your account. According to their instructions, you’re supposed to log into your AT&T account on this site and an account representative will review the claim and apply the credit to your account within a couple of days. This scam can offer you any amount of money, but the premise is the same.
Transcript: “To redeem your $1,000, please visit www.attdiscount1000.com; www.attdiscount1000.com. Simply log into your account to redeem your $1,000. At AT&T, we care about you. Thank you and have a nice day!”

The problem is that the domain they used looked shady from the get-go. Granted, many companies today use random domains and URLs to market various contests and special offers, so I wasn’t immediately thrown off. However, in almost all cases where a legitimate company has used a special marketing domain, once you type it in, you are usually redirected to the official site where you can read the details about said offer and sign into your account.

AT&T scam siteIn this case, I was told to go to www.attdiscount1000.com (domain has already been taken down) because I had a $1,000 discount waiting for me. I already assumed it was a scam, so I decided to check it out and see how well they set it up. As expected, the site looked exactly like AT&T’s official site but it didn’t have any of the navigational menus or other vital links that would likely give up their scam to savvy users.



Protect yourself

Just going to websites like these isn’t usually dangerous — unless of course the site tries to install some malicious software or something.