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Re:What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts? by yorwba on Friday July 01, 2022 @05:53PM (#31953492)
Does the profile picture have a sign in the background saying "Vilan Pho - Fresh Soup Everyday", perchance?

I got

"Hello are you Mr.Jack? My aunt recommended you to me,saying that the found the shop I wantend."

Burmese phone number.

Re:What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts? by RajT88 on Saturday July 02, 2022 @02:16AM (#31956715)
I went back and reviewed my conversation. I hadn't looked at the photo super close before, and was surprised when I could actually get a somewhat high-res version of the profile photo.

I had a photo of an Asian lady holding a Starbucks cup at a restaurant. Maybe an office, actually? The photo was reversed, as the lettering on the cup was backwards.

Re:What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts? by cmg on Saturday July 02, 2022 @12:02PM (#31960148)
Nope. It’s some kind of restaurant. She’s drinking a tea or juice or something like that from a glass with a straw