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Verizon blames ‘bad actors’ for the spam text you got from your own number
- Terretta 5y agoFollowup to yesterday’s: “My own phone number is now spam texting me”, 244 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30838564 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30838564 VZ statement: “Verizon is aware that bad actors are sending spam text messages to some customers which appear to come from the customers’ own number,” Verizon spokesperson Rich Young told The Verge by email. “Our team is actively working to block these messages, and we have engaged with US law enforcement to identify and stop the source of this fraudulent activity. Verizon continues to work on behalf of the customer to prevent spam texts and related activity.”
- jfengel 5y agoThanks for letting us know. Here I thought people were faking my number for good reasons.