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WIRED @wired.com

Ever gotten a text from a number you didn’t recognize? These communications are not as innocent as they might seem.

jul 22, 2025, 2:55 pm • 194 59

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Gregg Havens @dundeeyank.bsky.social

If the number doesn't come attached with a name, I labeled it as spam. If people really want to talk to me, they can leave a voice message

jul 23, 2025, 2:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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Feathered Stone @stonefeathers.bsky.social

Ever get one from your own number I have 🤣🤣🤣

jul 22, 2025, 2:57 pm • 9 0 • view
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Entro @entropiclurks.bsky.social

If someone calls a number with the same number spoofed as the from caller ID, it will take you directly to the voicemail login (at least for cellular carriers). Always set a voicemail password that is better than 1234... Number spoofing is still far too easy...

jul 22, 2025, 10:43 pm • 0 0 • view
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Irwin Glenn @irwinglenn.bsky.social

Hard to block your own phone number.

jul 22, 2025, 4:01 pm • 1 0 • view
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Feathered Stone @stonefeathers.bsky.social

Yeah, it was weird

jul 22, 2025, 4:08 pm • 1 0 • view
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Irwin Glenn @irwinglenn.bsky.social

I got this one last week from my phone number with an appended web address.

Image of a scam text message
jul 22, 2025, 4:31 pm • 1 0 • view
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Irwin Glenn @irwinglenn.bsky.social

Bank of America was a client of mine a long time ago.

jul 22, 2025, 4:33 pm • 1 0 • view
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gwynnephd.bsky.social @gwynnephd.bsky.social

9/10 phone calls and 8/10 texts are this bs. I’m so tired of the firehose of crap in every element of my digital life.

jul 23, 2025, 4:33 am • 0 0 • view
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ChornDawg @monsieurmalhomme.bsky.social

Just never answer. Pop staples said no news is good news

jul 22, 2025, 4:41 pm • 3 0 • view
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Dave.Land (D-CA) @dave.land

The way to avoid being scammed is to be as rude as you possibly can. you owe these creeps nothing. When you get a message saying "Hey, is this Linda?" Just answer "Linda is dead. I will be burying her body in the back yard soon. Wanna help?" If it's a genuine wrong number, oh well.

jul 22, 2025, 11:00 pm • 0 0 • view
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coconutlizard.bsky.social @coconutlizard.bsky.social

To be safe, we let everything go to voicemail if we don’t know who it is and if they don’t leave a message usually that spam for sure if they leave a weird message then we just delete it and then we blocked them.

jul 22, 2025, 4:50 pm • 0 0 • view
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Doña Flaca @chilangolandia.bsky.social

Every single day!

jul 22, 2025, 2:58 pm • 0 0 • view
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Scooter @scooterrific.me

If you're not a contact in my phone or an area code I am visiting, I prob won't answer. If it's important, they'll leave a message. If it's really important, they'll text me.

jul 22, 2025, 4:29 pm • 2 0 • view
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UWOPS @uwops.bsky.social

I deal with them almost daily. I just block them.

jul 22, 2025, 2:57 pm • 2 0 • view
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areyounickrivers.bsky.social @areyounickrivers.bsky.social

The government should do more to fight against these organizations, some of which are state sponsored.

jul 23, 2025, 11:20 am • 0 0 • view
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Annie @anniemluke.bsky.social

I immediately tag them as junk & delete.

jul 22, 2025, 3:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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Techsticles @techsticles.bsky.social

its called pig butchering

jul 23, 2025, 10:58 am • 0 0 • view
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Epic Giant Blob @shortfuse69.bsky.social

most wrong text message get my standard "suck my dick" response followed by a prompt to block the number.

jul 22, 2025, 2:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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G-ni 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💙🇬🇱🇺🇦🇨🇦🇵🇦🇪🇺🇲🇽 @g-ni.bsky.social

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jul 22, 2025, 3:16 pm • 1 0 • view