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SMS spam is real.

by tempsy 4y ago

SMS spam is real.

deadbunny 4y ago
I've not had a single SMS/messaging spam message in the last decade. In the UK if that makes a difference, maybe we have effective laws around it? Not looked into it.
- marrs 4y ago
  Same here and I've used and shared the same number for at least 20 years. I had no idea SMS spam was an issue until I read this thread
- purpleblue 4y ago
  In the last 6 months SMS spam has increased a lot for me. A lot of it are random messages like "I'm sorry but please don't message me again!" or "Hey, I really had a great time last night, let's make plans for next weekend!" that basically is reply-bait.
- rprospero 4y ago
  I’m also in the UK and received two SMS spam messages last month, which wasn’t particularly out of the ordinary. Both were low effort fishing attempts along the lines of “You have been sent a package that requires the payment of customs fees. Please provide your account information at http://customs.uk.gov.scam.example.horse” http://customs.uk.gov.scam.example.xn--horse-sw3b I probably get more of those now than the “we’ve heard that you’ve been in an auto accident that wasn’t your fault” robocalls.
  - lokedhs 4y ago
    I'm in Singapore and when I read this I realised that it's been a long time since I received an SMS spam message. It must be at least 2 years. And even then they were quite rare (one ever few months maybe?). I wonder what different telcos does differently, because I have heard about some countries where you're getting flooder by these things.
- threeseed 4y ago
  Here in Australia I am still getting a few a week. And we have a loophole that allows politicians to legally spam whenever they want.
- oefrha 4y ago
  It’s not going to be uniform for everyone. The primary number I’ve used for ages doesn’t get SMS spam at all. A secondary number which probably got recycled from someone else receives multiple spam messages every single day.
- deleted 4y ago
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kelnos 4y ago
Please tell me where I claimed it wasn't.
mikl 4y ago
But costs real money to send and is severely limited in what it can do. RCS would open the door to lots of new ways to spam and troll people.
bearmode 4y ago
I've had maybe one or two spammy text messages in the last decade. My phone number's already in many spammer's databases based on the number of spam calls I get.

SMS spam is real.

by tempsy 4y ago

SMS spam is real.

I've not had a single SMS/messaging spam message in the last decade. In the UK if that makes a difference, maybe we have effective laws around it? Not looked into it.

marrs 4y ago
Same here and I've used and shared the same number for at least 20 years. I had no idea SMS spam was an issue until I read this thread
purpleblue 4y ago
In the last 6 months SMS spam has increased a lot for me. A lot of it are random messages like "I'm sorry but please don't message me again!" or "Hey, I really had a great time last night, let's make plans for next weekend!" that basically is reply-bait.
rprospero 4y ago
I’m also in the UK and received two SMS spam messages last month, which wasn’t particularly out of the ordinary. Both were low effort fishing attempts along the lines of “You have been sent a package that requires the payment of customs fees. Please provide your account information at http://customs.uk.gov.scam.example.horse” http://customs.uk.gov.scam.example.xn--horse-sw3b I probably get more of those now than the “we’ve heard that you’ve been in an auto accident that wasn’t your fault” robocalls.
- lokedhs 4y ago
  I'm in Singapore and when I read this I realised that it's been a long time since I received an SMS spam message. It must be at least 2 years. And even then they were quite rare (one ever few months maybe?). I wonder what different telcos does differently, because I have heard about some countries where you're getting flooder by these things.
threeseed 4y ago
Here in Australia I am still getting a few a week. And we have a loophole that allows politicians to legally spam whenever they want.
oefrha 4y ago
It’s not going to be uniform for everyone. The primary number I’ve used for ages doesn’t get SMS spam at all. A secondary number which probably got recycled from someone else receives multiple spam messages every single day.
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kelnos 4y ago

Please tell me where I claimed it wasn't.

mikl 4y ago

But costs real money to send and is severely limited in what it can do. RCS would open the door to lots of new ways to spam and troll people.

bearmode 4y ago

I've had maybe one or two spammy text messages in the last decade. My phone number's already in many spammer's databases based on the number of spam calls I get.