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A fleet of sidewalk plows sits idle in a parking lot off University Avenue in Rochester.

Target Texting Scam

For the second time in two days, I've received a text message telling me I've won a gift card for Target. I first heard about this scam going around about a month ago. I'm always surprised when people fall for these things - but it's a real shame when they do. Here is the message to be careful of:

"[Paul K.]  Your entry last day is 3-rd! Go to 4uTargetPrize.com and put 6371 to claim your target card."

The name in the brackets changes - the second message I got was from "Juanita C." The BBB says it's been a bad year for these types of scams. There have apparently been several for multiple stores. For more information, go to
http://www.bbb.org/us/article/text-message-gift-card-scam-is-back-for-the-holidays-38633.