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Re:What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts? by usmannk on Friday July 01, 2022 @07:00PM (#31954125)
They were not trying to steal your number. They were using your number to back a new google voice account, so that they could get another free number from google. It’s a common scam, used on facebook marketplace sellers as well, and actually works best if the victim has never used google voice before.
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Re:What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts? by sshine on Friday July 01, 2022 @08:08PM (#31954659)
>> Mofo tried to steal my number, presumably to use it to scam other people.

> They were not trying to steal your number. They were using your number to back a new google voice account

I interpreted "steal my number" as "sign up using my number".

Perhaps the more accurate wording would be "impersonate me".

Either way, thanks for clarifying.

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Re:What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts? by noveltyaccount on Friday July 01, 2022 @08:33PM (#31954818)
That's a fair clarification, I figured they were trying to move my number to Google voice, but now that you mention it I think that would require more paperwork.

I did cross-post to Facebook Marketplace :)

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