Seems Legit
Spam text messages have become the new spam call. With spam calls, we could easily ignore them by hanging up or simply not answering them. However, it’s harder to ignore a spam text. They always show up on our lock screen, forcing us to read them. We’re not sure what the person behind this spam text was thinking, but we have a feeling that he wasn’t very successful with his ploy to get money.
Raise your hand if your government takes payments in iTunes gift cards. No one? Yeah, that’s what we thought. It’s cute that someone thought they could simply say, “I am the UK government,” and make demands that would instantly be met. The part that reads “under the rest” instead of “under arrest” really adds legitimacy to the whole ordeal.