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Watch out for SPAM texts

I am still oxox — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 23:48:07 GMT

They have a link that directs you to a collect a "prize", do not click on anything that looks odd

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LizzieInSRQ — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 23:57:37 GMT

It's terrible, isn't it to prey on gullible people?!! Thanks for looking out for the vulnerable or ignorant @I am still oxox .

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Love my grandkids — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 02:42:43 GMT

@I am still oxox This has been going on for years. I never click on any link sent by a "stranger" or a company I am not dealing with.

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MamaWick — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:33:14 GMT

I don't even open links sent from family without checking with them personally.

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Jordan2 — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:36:25 GMT

I have a question that is somewhat related. If I get an email from someone I don't recognize I never even open it up ( sometimes it will also say this email has no subject). What I would like to know if its okay to open the email, just not click on an enclosed link or don't open up the email at all?

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grandma2pkmh — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:42:53 GMT

@Jordan2 I will open the email but never click on links.

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Jordan2 — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:44:22 GMT

@grandma2pkmh okay thanks.

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grandma2pkmh — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 12:59:43 GMT

@I am still oxox In the same realm, I have read recently that on some spam emails if you go to the "Unsubscribe" part, that is also how the evil people get into your computer.

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sassenach1 — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 01:06:32 GMT

@I am still oxox same here! I am getting many spam texts about USPS or UPS deliveries. You can forward these texts to your carrier. Forward the text to 7726. (SPAM)

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KingstonsMom — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 01:07:57 GMT

@Jordan2 wrote:
I have a question that is somewhat related. If I get an email from someone I don't recognize I never even open it up ( sometimes it will also say this email has no subject). What I would like to know if its okay to open the email, just not click on an enclosed link or don't open up the email at all?

@Jordan2

Yes, it's safe to click on and read the email, just don't click on any links within the email, including the 'unsubscribe' link.

Re: Watch out for SPAM texts

millieshops — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 01:40:19 GMT

I wonder if more people haven't gotten wary of these scammers. I'm getting more and more of those "prizes" and the amount of money is going up and up. Maybe they're getting desperate?

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chickenbutt — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 18:18:48 GMT

what i ended up doing at some point w/my cell phone was to make it where only the numbers on the list (online on my sprint acct there's a place where i can restrict it thusly) can send me texts. the only hard part is when somebody changes their # i have to remember to go in and add/revise.

sorry for bad typing. injury

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DbinMD — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 10:39:34 GMT

@chickenbutt wrote:
what i ended up doing at some point w/my cell phone was to make it where only the numbers on the list (online on my sprint acct there's a place where i can restrict it thusly) can send me texts. the only hard part is when somebody changes their # i have to remember to go in and add/revise.

sorry for bad typing. injury

I am sorry that you have an injury. I don't have that, but when I get those texts, I block them then. On our home phone, only numbers I have saved are allowed to get through. Saves a lot of time and frustration.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 18:51:57 GMT

@DbinMD wrote:
@chickenbutt wrote:
what i ended up doing at some point w/my cell phone was to make it where only the numbers on the list (online on my sprint acct there's a place where i can restrict it thusly) can send me texts. the only hard part is when somebody changes their # i have to remember to go in and add/revise.

sorry for bad typing. injury
I am sorry that you have an injury. I don't have that, but when I get those texts, I block them then. On our home phone, only numbers I have saved are allowed to get through. Saves a lot of time and frustration.

Thanks! Doing a bit better today and can do regular two-hand typing for a bit but too much and the pain increases. I just don't have the patience to do one-finger typing! heh

What I cannot figure out on my phone is that when I get a call from an unwelcome number and I hit the red phone pic (like you're hanging up - or so I thought), they can still leave a message. I don't have a thing right there on the screen while it's ringing that can block. After the fact, I have to go into the recent calls, click on that one and then hit block. That's not very efficient! Plus, they can leave a msg. Most don't.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S7. I should look around the phone more & see if there is a 'block' choice when it's ringing, like on a regular landline phone. I cannot seem to see anything on the screen. This is annoying.