I RECEIVED THIS SMS TODAY:
This is a message on behalf of the police in your state or territory. The Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to see if you can take part in an important study on safety and crime in your area. Reply '1' if you are 18+,'2' if you are under 18 or '3' to opt out.
i EMAILED A COPY TO THE STATE POLICE AND DELETED IT

Just received the following:-

"This is a message on behalf of the police in your state or territory. The Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to see if you can take part in an important study on safety and crime in your area. Reply '1' if you are 19+, '2' if you are under 18 or '3' to opt out."

A google search of the phone number does bring up the Social Research Centre website, but there does not appear to be any mention of this number within the website. What is also interesting is that this study is not mentioned under their list of current surveys.

I think the old "when in doubt, don't" applies in this instance.

Got the same. Have deleted and blocked number.

Caller: Some dodgy pedo

This looks like some dodgy pedo is phishing for minors to groom.
if you are under 18, 3 to opt out....yeh sure.

same message 3 time since 21/04/2022

Received an SMS regarding a survey on behalf of the police in relation to safety and crime.
It also says that contact will be made by the Social Research Centre in the coming days.
For once, it appears that this may actually be legitimate.
A Google search of the number brings up the Social Research Centre website.
This number is one of many listed as numbers that text messages may be sent from.

I also received a text message just now from this number stating…

This is a message on behalf of the police in your state or territory. The Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to see if you can take part in an important study on safety and crime in your area. Reply '1' if you are 18+,'2' if you are under 18 or '3' to opt out.

Looks like they are still at it

I have blocked and deleted

Caller: The Social Research Centre

This is a message on behalf of the police in your state or territory. The Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to see if you can take part in an important study on safety and crime in your area. Reply '1' if you are 18+,'2' if you are under 18 or '3' to opt out.

I looked up their website: https://www.srcentre.com.au and phoned their 1800 number. This is NOT a scam despite what some have written above. The research group is part of ANU (The Australian National University). Now we are at the stage that bonafide surveys are thought of as scams

Caller: 0426 308 027

Also received below message. Have forwarded onto police scam area. (Mental blank on the name of area sorry)

"This is a message on behalf of the police in your state or territory. The Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to see if you can take part in an important study on safety and crime in your area. Reply '1' if you are 18+,'2' if you are under 18 or '3' to opt out."

Have blocked and reported number

Caller: SRCENTRE.COM.AU

If you google the number the srcentre research website comes up.
The number is 1 of a number listed as belonging to this group
Assume legit survey, but I haven't tried

Caller: https://www.srcentre.com.au/research-participants

Actually this isn't a scam but a research group, it still may be annoying but not a scam, see web site:
https://www.srcentre.com.au/research-participants

and no I'm not associated with them in any way, just did some research

Caller: SRCentre

https://www.srcentre.com.au/research-participants

Got same text. Clearly a scam
From 0426 308 027:
This is a message on behalf of the police in your state or territory. The Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to see if you can take part in an important study on safety and crime in your area. Reply '1' if you are 18+,'2' if you are under 18 or '3' to opt out.

Blocking this too

Caller: Scammer text

Same as above, claims to be from the police but is clearly a scam. Delete it immediately!

Just got this also.
Deleted and blocked.

Caller: Don’t know.

I also received a text message from this number stating…

This is a message on behalf of the police in your state or territory. The Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to see if you can take part in an important study on safety and crime in your area. Reply '1' if you are 18+,'2' if you are under 18 or '3' to opt out.

Suggest it’s a scam. Deleted.

I also received a text message from this number stating…

This is a message on behalf of the police in your state or territory. The Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to see if you can take part in an important study on safety and crime in your area. Reply '1' if you are 18+,'2' if you are under 18 or '3' to opt out.

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I just got the exact same text. I will do the same.