I have been received suggestive texts from unknown numbers lately. I delete them.
This is just number spoofing.
Ignore and block. I once got spoofed by my EXACT number.... it’s a technical scam
Got a weird text from an acquaintance late yesterday afternoon asking how I was doing. Told him I still had a pulse. He then asked for a picture as he said all of his data had been lost from his old phone. Thought that was weird as I had talked to him a few weeks ago so I sent him a picture of the Crypt Keeper. Didn’t hear back from him.
People get scams like this all the time.
Only an idiot would even consider texting back.
Don’t even answer phone calls if you don’t know the number.
If it’s real, they’ll leave a message.
Joe Biden: “Listen, scammer. You leave me and my family alone. Here is a list of all our numbers and bank accounts that are off limits to you.”
We have voIP phone/internet. All friends and family know to call us on our mobiles and not the house phone. All house phone calls go to voicemail and in the past 4 years there have not been more than a couple of dozen legitimate calls even though the phone rings several times a day.
I used to have fun with the Indian Microsoft scammers and learned some Hindu insults but after a while that boring .
I get similar stuff...ignore it!
SACM
I get them periodically, and just block them. It’s not worth the effort to try to find anything out about them. The government doesn’t care, and won’t do anything about it.
The below is an example of what is happening.
A telemarketer spoofed YOUR number and called ME
We both have the same first 6 digits to our 10 digit phone numbers. When I see those calls on my cell, I know it is spam, so instead of answering, i stop the call by texting,
“I am in a meeting, Please Text Me”
However, since they were spoofing your number, my text went to you, but you have no idea who I am.
So now You think that I am spamming You. When really, someone is spamming me with your number.