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Job scam texts

haddon9 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:37:10 GMT

Have any of you been getting these? Each week I get several and just this morning before I even got out of bed I received two!

They go something like this:....

Hi, we saw your profile or resume (I don't have a resume nor have I sent out any profile to a potential employer!) and we can offer you a million dollars for doing almost nothing working form home.....yada, yada, yada. Just text us back for more information.

Sigh, these are so obviously scams but I find them so annoying taking my time and I feel like they are invading my personal space. I just hit delete and report junk.

They seem to be increasing and I was wondering if anyone else is on these lists. I wish I could remove myself!

Re: Job scam texts

CalminHeart — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:42:05 GMT

I have received a few of these and always report and block them. They obviously don't know how old I am. LOL.

Re: Job scam texts

They CallMe MRWILKES — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:46:29 GMT

Recent corporate data breaches have put tens and tens of millions of email addresses onto the dark web.

There isn't much you can do once they're out there except delete them.

Re: Job scam texts

haddon9 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:50:02 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES I have been wondering why there have been so many the last few months!

Re: Job scam texts

They CallMe MRWILKES — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:52:19 GMT

My spam emails have also exploded in recent months, mostly product offerings for things I have no interest in.

One of my credit monitoring services notified me that this email address showed up on the dark web.

Re: Job scam texts

haddon9 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:58:20 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES Interesting. I guess there isn't much I can do and I hope they start to taper off.

Re: Job scam texts

KittySoftPaws — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:19:07 GMT

Try texting back to them with the word, stop. It works to "unsubscribe" to business texts maybe it will work on these. Worth a try anyway.

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haddon9 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:26:16 GMT

@KittySoftPaws I usually do that with a legit site but I'm afriad of doing so with these scammers who might only be encouraged to send more. However I will give it some thought,,,,who knows?!

Re: Job scam texts

hkrgrl — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:29:58 GMT

i have been getting them as well. i also just 'delete and report spam'

i also block the number.

not much else you can do. the price we pay for internet.

it will only get worse with A.I.

i don't know what to say, but its Christmas and we are all in misery

Re: Job scam texts

haddon9 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:39:29 GMT

@KittySoftPaws wrote:
Try texting back to them with the word, stop. It works to "unsubscribe" to business texts maybe it will work on these. Worth a try anyway.

@KittySoftPaws LOL! After I replied to you I got another text just now so I tried to "stop"....it didn't work and I got a message about it not going through! "Unable to process your message". UGH!

I wish it would stop!!!

Re: Job scam texts

I am still oxox — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:42:02 GMT

I get them very often I either say I have been retired for 8 years or just delete them

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We rescue cats — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:49:29 GMT

My office email is getting hit with emails asking that I update deposit info for employee xxxxx to xxxx@xxx, effective with the next pay period.

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Bri369 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:50:16 GMT

I just Report and Delete or reply STOP. Simple.

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Venezia — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:51:35 GMT

I don't get a lot of these but, the latest couple I've gotten have been at odd hours, with an innocuous message.

The one I got a few days ago said "Have you got a few minutes to talk?" Well, not to someone I don't know! I just hit delete.

I can also blocklist anyone with my texting app, so I do that. I never, ever reply to any of these, even to tell them to stop. That just means they've hit on an active number.

Re: Job scam texts

Miss Pepsi — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:40:25 GMT

I get them I just block them. No big deal.

Re: Job scam texts

haddon9 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:42:06 GMT

@Bri369 wrote:
I just Report and Delete or reply STOP. Simple.

@Bri369 Yes it is simple to block, report & delete when I get a few a week. However when it becomes multiple times a day it gets a bit annoying.

This morning I have received three before 9am.

Blocking doesn't stop them. They keep muliplying and creating new numbers.

Re: Job scam texts

Bri369 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:12:36 GMT

@haddon9 wrote:
@Bri369 wrote:
I just Report and Delete or reply STOP. Simple.
@Bri369 Yes it is simple to block, report & delete when I get a few a week. However when it becomes multiple times a day it gets a bit annoying.

This morning I have received three before 9am.

Blocking doesn't stop them. They keep muliplying and creating new numbers.

@haddon9

It is annoying. Unfortunately, there's really nothing more you can do about it. Hopefully, they'll ease up or stop.

There are probably thousands upon thousands of scammers out there and we're all going to be the recipient at one point or another, unfortunately.

Re: Job scam texts

geezerette — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:35:13 GMT

I wish I only got three annoying emails before 9am.

Some days I can get over 100 in a day. Some are scam, some are obviously from having my email sold or stolen.

I just block the senders and they go straight to my trash folder. No way am I going to respond by unsubscribing.

But it's irritating. Much worse than junk snail mail.

Re: Job scam texts

haddon9 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:59:48 GMT

@geezerette wrote:
I wish I only got three annoying emails before 9am.

Some days I can get over 100 in a day. Some are scam, some are obviously from having my email sold or stolen.

I just block the senders and they go straight to my trash folder. No way am I going to respond by unsubscribing.

But it's irritating. Much worse than junk snail mail.

@geezerette I also get hundreds of annoying emails a day . Some are legit but many are scams too. I ignore. However those texts on my phone just feel more invasive to me.

Re: Job scam texts

geezerette — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:01:11 GMT

@haddon9 wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
I wish I only got three annoying emails before 9am.

Some days I can get over 100 in a day. Some are scam, some are obviously from having my email sold or stolen.

I just block the senders and they go straight to my trash folder. No way am I going to respond by unsubscribing.

But it's irritating. Much worse than junk snail mail.
@geezerette I also get hundreds of annoying emails a day . Some are legit but many are scams too. I ignore. However those texts on my phone just feel more invasive to me.

@haddon9

Since I've been reporting them as I delete them, my scam texts have decreased dramatically.