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Those unwanted text messages
Powerline ^ | August 4, 2025 | Scott Johnson

Posted on 08/04/2025 11:05:19 AM PDT by T Ruth

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To: T Ruth

Also, never click “Unsubscribe” buttons or links. Doing so also tells the spammers that they’ve found a live number/email address, and your spam will quadruple (at least) overnight. Just block the senders.


21 posted on 08/04/2025 11:36:29 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: Carry_Okie

Neither do I.


22 posted on 08/04/2025 11:36:46 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: cuz1961

I got that one too. These e-crooks should be flogged.

Attorney Generals No-call division: (robot) “The following are all the reasons there’s not a damned thing we can do, but draw paychecks”


23 posted on 08/04/2025 11:39:22 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Bikkuri

Ok—that is pretty cool. I particularly like the fake phone call with the annoying telemarker.

I have been all over their site and cannot find a pricing schedule. How much do you pay per month/year?

Thanks


24 posted on 08/04/2025 11:42:06 AM PDT by vis a vis
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To: Ronaldus Magnus III

I get them address to “Mary.” I am not Mary. I am not the same gender as Mary (and I will never consider transitioning to that gender.)

I tried to get them to stop and I was still getting them. Last time I got one I replied that Mary had passed away from complications from the COVID injection.

I haven’t gotten anything since.


25 posted on 08/04/2025 11:42:07 AM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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To: T Ruth

Just block the phone numbers as they come. Eventually they stop.


26 posted on 08/04/2025 11:42:47 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: T Ruth

I finally have an opportunity to say something Good that I can remember from from the George W Bush Administration.
During the Bush years the Do Not Call List was started I was in the Cell phone business owning multiple stores. As put of the sales process we would ask people if they would like to be on the Do Not Call List and add them if they said yes.
Under Bush the program worked and spam calls and messages nearly stopped. As soon as Barack Hussein Obama took office and put Jeh Johnson in charge of it the Do Not Call List went to crap Millions of scam calls, text, fishing messages, and scam call attempts started happening. There are millions of dollars being stolen by these scammers and I can’t believe that Obama and his people were not involved !
Another phone industry disaster happened on Obamas watch and of course that was the Obama phone program which our tax dollars are still paying for. The program was supposedly for poor Americans to get phone service so they could communicate, get jobs, and let themselves out of poverty.
In truth it was a scam with Obama awarding the contract to supply the phones and service to Carlos Slim, at the time one of the world’s richest men. He owned Mexico’s largest cell phone provider. That contract should have gone to a US provider. You can’t make me believe that payoffs weren’t included in that deal !


27 posted on 08/04/2025 11:45:36 AM PDT by cquiggy (Ck)
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To: cuz1961

Do you live in Florida? I recently got one of those from Florida Highway safety with the same message. I looked up the website and in flashing mode at the top of the page as an alert for this scam. It says to ignore and advises you to make a report to the FTC-—which I did.


28 posted on 08/04/2025 11:47:24 AM PDT by vis a vis
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To: cuz1961

My scam texts are behind the times, I guess. I got one on Friday saying that my drivers license would be revoked and my car would be impounded if I did not pay my toll charge within three days.

As far as I know, the State of Oregon has no toll roads or bridges.


29 posted on 08/04/2025 11:47:28 AM PDT by jimtorr
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To: T Ruth

I would begin to contribute to the GOP again if I could stop their incessant text messages and junk mail.


30 posted on 08/04/2025 11:47:54 AM PDT by jcon40 (Leftists are usually obnoxious Bullies)
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To: cquiggy
Under Bush the program worked and spam calls and messages nearly stopped.

I don't think the Do not call list ever worked - and it was before texting went from 0 to 100.

31 posted on 08/04/2025 11:49:35 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: T Ruth

I hate WinRed with a passion.


32 posted on 08/04/2025 11:53:23 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: libh8er

Donated to Trump a few times and that’s it. I am done. If there’s a standout candidate I will donate directly if that’s possible. Never through WinRed.


33 posted on 08/04/2025 11:55:35 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: vis a vis

I believe I am paying $7/month.
It was originally $4.99, but the merged with something or other a year or 2 ago, so there was a price bump.


34 posted on 08/04/2025 11:58:08 AM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: vis a vis

I’m In the Easter most CCP/Pelosy MAFIA Prefecture

California.


35 posted on 08/04/2025 12:00:50 PM PDT by cuz1961
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To: jimtorr

😆

Amatures.

They need a DNC grifters remedial class.


36 posted on 08/04/2025 12:02:35 PM PDT by cuz1961
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To: T Ruth

This past July, I started to only use Free Republic for my so called links for incoming news and messages.

It is amazing how much time is being saved.

Also, if any so called Freepers use hidden/undisclosed links, to any so called info links, their links are trashed and deleted.


37 posted on 08/04/2025 12:08:49 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Dan Bongino: “No matter how much you hate these people, you don’t hate them enough!”.)
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To: T Ruth

No more robo calls?


38 posted on 08/04/2025 12:11:27 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Dan Bongino: “No matter how much you hate these people, you don’t hate them enough!”.)
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To: T Ruth
President Trump texts me 2 or three times a day asking for my advice and offering me chances to join him at various events. Its really a bit overwhelming and I just ignore them because they're ALWAYS asking for money. For what? I'll check ... I could get a gold card


Another - but this took so much time I'm done ...

Sigh. ;-)

39 posted on 08/04/2025 12:15:16 PM PDT by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: shotgun

My brother married a German and became liberal.

Somehow he must have put in my phone number on a list and now I get all sorts of junk texts from Democrats.


40 posted on 08/04/2025 12:22:29 PM PDT by packagingguy
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