25054 text message: is it really Strickland Brothers?
Yes, 25054 is Strickland Brothers' real oil-change text code for offers, reminders, and surveys.
A real 25054 text is about an oil-change offer, reminder, or survey. A payment link, card ask, or login code means fake.
![Text message from 25054: Strickland Brothers: Thanks for visiting our 10 Minute Oil Change. Tell us about your visit in this short survey: [survey link]. Reply STOP to cancel, HELP for help. Msg&data rates may apply.](/shot/code/real-m/25054.webp)
How a fake 25054 differs
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Do not pay an invoice from a 25054 text.
Strickland Brothers can text offers, reminders, and surveys, but an SMS bill for a synthetic oil change, a failed card swipe, or a refundable shop deposit is the wrong job for this code. The common lure is small enough to feel harmless, such as $2.99 to release a coupon or $19.95 to clear a service hold.
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Do not enter a card to unlock a Strickland coupon.
A fake text turns a discount into a checkout flow: free oil change, free filter, or free year of oil changes, then a card field for taxes, activation, or prize holding. Real coupons do not need a payment card before you can show them at an oil-change shop.
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Skip links built from Strickland-looking fragments.
Watch for shapes like sb-oilchange.com, sboilchange-pay.com, stricklandbrothers-prize.com, or stricklandbrothers.redeem-oil.com. Those domains borrow the brand pieces your eye expects, then route you to a form that collects card details, vehicle details, or login codes.
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Do not give a plate, VIN, or address to claim a text offer.
Oil-change scams use car details to make the pitch feel local: confirm your VIN for the warranty coupon, enter your plate for the service record, add your home address for a mobile oil-change refund. A normal Strickland survey can ask about the visit without collecting identity documents.
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Ignore warranty or inspection scares tied to an oil-change text.
A fake 25054 message says your engine warranty expires tonight, your emissions record failed, or your service file will be closed unless you tap now. That pressure does not match a 10 Minute Oil Change coupon or customer survey.
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Stop when the message turns an oil change into account recovery.
Scammers staple Strickland language onto a different theft, then ask for an email code, Apple ID code, carrier PIN, or bank login code. A shop survey has no reason to receive a code from another account while you are reading a coupon.
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Reject any sender that leaves 25054 for a personal number.
The script usually says a manager will finish the refund, then a ten-digit number asks for the receipt, card, or verification code. Strickland Brothers' published SMS path is the short code with HELP and STOP handling, not a side chat with a supposed shop employee.
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Delete messages that pretend Strickland is a bank or toll collector.
We see fake wording like final notice, citation fee, overdraft hold, or unpaid express lane balance with the Strickland name pasted at the top. That is not oil-change traffic. It is a different scam wearing a familiar local-service brand.
What to do now
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Do not tap until the text matches a Strickland job.
Read the message for the narrow purpose first: coupon, service reminder, opt-in notice, or post-visit survey. If it asks for payment, a code from another account, a plate lookup, or a prize activation card, leave the link alone.
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Text HELP to 25054 and read the reply.
Keep the check simple: the response should name Strickland Brothers and give customerrelations@sboilchange.com. If the reply does not identify the oil-change chain, or the thread pushes you back to a link instead, stop using that message.
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Text STOP to 25054 if you only want the marketing shut off.
Send STOP by itself, then wait for the opt-out confirmation. Do not add your name, vehicle, receipt number, address, card details, or any code from another account.
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Open sboilchange.com to compare the text with Strickland's business.
Use the site to check whether the offer or service message fits the company you actually dealt with. Do not judge the text by a logo, a green bubble, or a link that only looks close to the brand.
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Email customerrelations@sboilchange.com with the suspicious text.
Send the message wording, the sender shown on your phone, the time received, and the link as plain text if you can copy it safely. Ask Strickland Brothers whether it came from their SMS program before you pay, claim, or fill out any form.
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Forward the unwanted text to 7726, then file at fcc.gov if it continues.
Your carrier can use the 7726 report to trace spam texting patterns. If you already paid through the text or gave a card number, freeze that card and dispute the charge with the card issuer.
What real messages from 25054 do
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Match real 25054 texts to a Strickland Brothers oil-change opt-in.
The useful context is narrow: a coupon after you joined the SMS list, a reminder connected to service, or a follow-up after a shop visit. The message should sound like a drive-through oil-change chain, not like a lender, toll road, delivery company, or government office borrowing the Strickland name.
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Tie reminders to your last Strickland Brothers visit or appointment.
Genuine traffic can point back to a recent 10 Minute Oil Change stop, a customer-experience follow-up, or a reminder that makes sense for routine vehicle maintenance. It should not invent a balance due for a service you never bought or push you into a same-minute payment page.
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Look for post-visit survey wording after a real oil change.
A normal survey text asks how the visit went, whether the team was helpful, and whether the service met expectations. It does not need your card, your online-banking password, a photo of your license, or a code from another app to read your feedback.
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Text HELP to 25054 to see the Strickland Brothers identity.
The compliant help reply should identify Strickland Brothers and give customerrelations@sboilchange.com for contact. That Strickland-specific footer matters here because a fake oil-change billing text usually has no clean help response, only another link or a push to keep texting the scammer.
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Text STOP to 25054 only when you want Strickland marketing to end.
Use the single word STOP when the texts are genuine but unwanted, such as coupons or reminders from the oil-change chain. Do not turn an unsubscribe into a conversation about your vehicle, receipt, home address, payment card, or plate number.
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Look up 25054 in your app
This is what the Bewary API answers for 25054. The MCP tool lookup_shortcode returns the same. SMS short code lookup API · This answer as JSON
curl "https://api.bewary.app/v1/shortcode/US/25054" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $BEWARY_API_KEY"import os
import requests
r = requests.get("https://api.bewary.app/v1/shortcode/US/25054", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['BEWARY_API_KEY']}"}, timeout=10)
result = r.json()
print(result["verdict"], result["p_scam"], result["reason_codes"])const res = await fetch("https://api.bewary.app/v1/shortcode/US/25054", {
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BEWARY_API_KEY}` },
})
const result = await res.json()
console.log(result.verdict, result.p_scam, result.reason_codes){ "verdict": "safe", "reason_codes": [ "SHORTCODE_LEGITIMATE" ], "facts": { "code": "25054", "country": "US", "status": "legitimate", "operator": { "name": "Strickland Brothers (10 Minute Oil Change)", "brand_id": "stricklandbrothers" } }}Sources
What this page checks against.
- ShortCodes.info – US Short Code 25054 Lookupshortcodes.info
- Strickland Brothers – Terms and Conditions (SMS program)sboilchange.com
- FCC – Stop Unwanted Robocalls and Textsfcc.gov
- CTIA Short Code Registry – FAQsusshortcodes.com