Re:What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts?
by dontreact on Friday July 01, 2022 @06:36PM
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Wow, I get the same messages about golfing with Kevin and Mike! (My name is also neither of those)
Re:What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts?
by u8 on Sunday July 03, 2022 @01:55PM
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My spam horror show started after responding to a text similar to these. It was poised as a woman trying to connect with her daughter. I responded, and since then have had a deluge of spam and crap messages.
“Mike, this is my new number. Let's play golf tomorrow and talk about working together?” (My name isn’t Mike.)
“Hello, how's Kevin doing?” (My name isn’t Kevin and I doubt they're talking about anyone I know whose name is Kevin.)
The thing that always seems so weird to me is, if I’m on some list, why are there so few messages? Is this some group that keeps their list of numbers to themselves and is very disciplined with how often it sends out scam attempts?