Get a text message saying you won the lottery?

If you haven’t guessed already, it’s a scam. 419 Scammers have turned to text messaging as their next fraud-inducing medium. F-Secure is reporting that a number of people have gotten an SMS messages claiming the recipient has won 170,000 Euros and that they just need to reply to find out how to collect. Those that have responded get an official looking e-mail claiming that all they need to do to collect is pay for some rather pricey shipping charges for receiving the check. What, no direct deposit? What about the photo opp with the big fake check? It looks like the scam is mainly targeting those in Europe at the moment, but is sure to come stateside anytime.