SCAM: Junk text claims you've won $1000 Best Buy gift card

monte you are the 1.000 bestbuy gift cared just go to http://bestbuy and give code 4487 to win prize

We need a telephone for NAMECHEAP.COM.  They are hosting the site.  We also need to contact Best Buy's corporate office, since their name is being used in a derogatory manner.

I got a similar text from 815-579-9742 (an Illinoise phone number) that claimed, "Your entry last month has WON! Go to http://bestbuyprizes.net and enter code #### to claim your FREE $1000 Best Buy Gift Card within 24 hours!"  Interesting is a quick Google search shows Best Buy's corp. headquarters is located in Richmond, Minnesota; it's possible they could have their prizes center located elsewhere, but it seems like a lot of overhead cost that makes bad business sense.  

A quick Whois Domain Lookup of bestbuyprizes.net showed the domain is registered to a guy called Samir Kocchar; I've posted the registrant information below, for those that may be interested.  

Thank you to everyone for helping to keep everyone from being scammed. :)

(http://who.godaddy.com/whois.aspx?domain=bestbuyprizes.net&prog_id=GoDaddy)
Domain name: bestbuyprizes.net

Registrant Contact:

Samir Kocchar ()

Fax:
F32 Ramdev Nagar
Kamatipura
Baroda, gujarat 390009
IN

Administrative Contact:

Samir Kocchar (jyotx@hotmail.com)
+91.9099288233
Fax: +1.5555555555
F32 Ramdev Nagar
Kamatipura
Baroda, gujarat 390009
IN

same message and same number, received today, 10/06/12

Update - unfortunately, this is STILL HAPPENING!  only now, they've switched to a .net email address.  I haven't shopped Best Buy for years - and NEVER "text to win", so knew the text was probably a scam.  Still glad I googled, instead of getting Happy Fingers!  Too bad we can't block these Spam msgs on our phones!! Thx for the warnings!!

Well i just got a text sayin i won a 1000 gif card from best buy too. and i dont shop thier. i gooled it and glad i found this site. thks to who every wrote this site.

i hope i win

got a tex from number 19516629744:  your entry last month has won. go to betbuywin,net and enter your winning code 5555 to claim your free $1000 bestbuy gift card within 24hrs.

Last month I got a phone scam from a guy with an indain accent for 100 gas card saying he was in colorado but the callar is said phoenix arizona.

too many phone scams

just got text earlier today saying "your entry last month has won! Go to http://bestbuyprizes.net/ and enter code 4787 to claim your FREE $1000 Best Buy Gift Card within 24 hours

Same same. Phone number associated with mine was: 225-205-1592

same text from phone# 951-662-9712

Snopes.com: Frequently posts reports about scams. Search the site by the name of the company. Most enlightening.

Got a junk message from 951-662-9728:

Your entry last month has WON! Go to BestBuyContest.com and enter your winning code 5472 to claim your FREE $1000 BestBuy gift card within 24hrs.

How do I know it's a scam? Because I have NOT entered into any contests last month! I haven't even shopped in any Best Buy for years!!!!!!!

I received a message via text today 9516629712: Your entry last month has WON! Go to BestBuyContest.com and enter your winning code 5472 to claim your FREE $1000 BestBuy gift card within 24 hours.
This was thesecond time I had received this message. I have not even shopped at Best Buy since Christmas last year so I never enter a drawing. I deleted the message.
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Heres a number just got the same text...951-662-9728