Can I be cheated if I reply to a text message with a strange number?

The sender uses the curiosity or cheap psychology of the owner to trick the owner into replying. After receiving the inexplicable short message, if the user can't determine the real identity of the other party, it's best not to reply to the short message or make a phone call to avoid being fooled.

Winning short message fraud is a common means of telephone short message fraud, which uses the lucky psychology of the victim to make a fortune by speculating and using short message media as a platform to send false winning information, and then defrauds money on the grounds of collecting handling fees, deposits, postage and taxes.

Criminals and scammers use illegal means, pretending to be well-known platforms to send short messages and send false' winning short messages'. The specific steps are as follows: First, send winning short messages in groups to induce users to contact. Once the user contacts to receive the prize, the criminals ask the user to remit money in the name of paying "tax", "deposit" or "handling fee" first.

If the user refuses to remit money, the criminals will send a court notice message again, threatening the user on the grounds of "termination of the agreement" and claiming to "arrest and detain" the user. After the user makes a phone call, the swindler asks the user to remit the money to his account. If you are deceived, call the police immediately.