Robotexts

Anna

@LadyDuck (459677)

• Switzerland

23 Apr 21

@YrNemo

We have two phones and the landline. All those we know only have our landline phone number, only a few friends have our cellphone number.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (459677)

• Switzerland

23 Apr 21

@YrNemo I never receive spam calls. The landline phone comes free with our Internet connection and we have free unlimited calls to Switzerland and all Europe, why to renounce? There is an answering machine attached, if I do not recognize the number I do not pick up.

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@YrNemo (20261)

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23 Apr 21

That is the best way to deal with phones.

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (34730)

• Philippines

21 Apr 21

That's strange. I have received something like this but did not mention robotexts. I received multiple text messages that say you can email me and they provided their email addresses. I don't know the senders.

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (34730)

• Philippines

24 Apr 21

@YrNemo I did not email them. Firstly, it was a suspicious email address and secondly, why they know my mobile number? Hehehe

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@YrNemo (20261)

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23 Apr 21

You have secret admirers

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@YrNemo (20261)

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24 Apr 21

@jobelbojel

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Marsha

@MarshaMusselman (38675)

• Midland, Michigan

21 Apr 21

I've never heard of those but I started getting spammy texts with my new phone.

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Marsha

@MarshaMusselman (38675)

• Midland, Michigan

21 Apr 21

@YrNemo it m might be a program that tried every combination of numbers going someone will answer?

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@YrNemo (20261)

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21 Apr 21

@MarshaMusselman You could be right there. (Everything is automatic these days, they could just program it.)

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@YrNemo (20261)

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21 Apr 21

Where do those spammers got our numbers I wonder. (I guess our number was given out by the animal shelters people. They themselves have been bugging us with phone calls - asking for (more and more) donations.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247219)

• United States

21 Apr 21

What will they think of next?

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DianneN

@DianneN (247219)

• United States

21 Apr 21

@YrNemo It’s the phone calls that are getting out of hand. Haven’t been lucky enough to get one from China, but have gotten one from Russia. Didn’t answer.

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@YrNemo (20261)

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21 Apr 21

@DianneN

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@YrNemo (20261)

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21 Apr 21

I have got all sort of phone calls lately (some left Chinese messages behind, like I could understand them

). I have blocked plenty. (Heard that there has been some Chinese scammers around, targeting any Chinese from mainland China.)

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203451)

• Nashville, Tennessee

21 Apr 21

Mine all go to the trash.

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@YrNemo (20261)

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23 Apr 21

I haven't got another one since (knock on wood).

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203451)

• Nashville, Tennessee

23 Apr 21

@YrNemo

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (65280)

• Serbia

24 Apr 21

No, nothing like that.

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@YrNemo (20261)

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25 Apr 21

Scammers and Spammers are always incredible in their new approach I guess. Block one number, a new one would appear.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (65280)

• Serbia

25 Apr 21

@YrNemo You are absolutely right, they are always finding new ways.

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much2say

@much2say (53942)

• Los Angeles, California

21 Apr 21

I hate robocalls . . . but every now and then I get robotexts. Last year and this year - it's been mostly political type ones - I won't read those. Also about school board elections. Yep - I hit delete too

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@YrNemo (20261)

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21 Apr 21

ah, so those spam calls are called robocalls (no one is there when you answer the phone), correct?

Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (58498)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

21 Apr 21

I get them from time-to-time. One popular scam that came through the other day was related to usps and a package. With a short link. Yeah, I know better than to fall for that one.

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@YrNemo (20261)

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21 Apr 21

I used to have some (scam) usps emails. This sort of robotext, "can't call, text me" is a new one for me re: phone. (Those scammers are smart aren't they!)

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (58498)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

21 Apr 21

@YrNemo They are getting kind of clever. They kind of have to nowadays.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

21 Apr 21

I am not sure if I had tried it. I usually receive auto text messages from banks locally.

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@YrNemo (20261)

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23 Apr 21

I got plenty from online stores but none ever came like that weird message.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

21 Apr 21

Ope that is a new one for me but I would have deleted it as well.

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@YrNemo (20261)

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21 Apr 21

They do waste our time!

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

21 Apr 21

Pretty signed up for something online and since she doesn't have a phone, she gave my number. Every time I get a text and I don't recognize the sender, I forward it to her email and delete it from my phone. I hate getting texts from numbers I don't know. I've asked her not to do that and she says they aren't supposed to text her but... Every time I start to delete those, my phone asks me if I want to block them... since she says they aren't supposed to send texts, I've been telling it yes, block those numbers.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

23 Apr 21

@YrNemo It's the only way to handle things like that. *shrug*

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@YrNemo (20261)

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23 Apr 21

Good on you.

(There was a real estate agent guy who used to pester me like that. In the end, I just blocked him.)

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73861)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

21 Apr 21

I have not received any such texts.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2019/08/29/spam-text-messages-6-clever-ways-stop-them/2141700001/

@YrNemo (20261)

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21 Apr 21

I couldn't see a lot about that topic on the internet either, so guess it is something sort of new

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73861)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

21 Apr 21

@YrNemo here is something that might interest you

www.usatoday.com

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2019/08/29/spam-text-messages-6-clever-ways-stop-them/2141700001/

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326433)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Apr 21

I don't get these but I rarely even turn on my phone. I'm a dinosaur in that regard.

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