It was only a matter of time before spam found me again
People complain about spam all of the time. But not me. Between Gmail and Google Apps I get very little spam. And the spam that I do get is nicely tucked away in a special spam folder that I need only check about once per week.
But guess what showed up on my mobile phone today?
Cash in your hand! Get $1500 wired to your Bank! Faster, Cheaper - Go to: http://www.UScashDepot.com Promo Code: ***** Quit? reply STOP
Grrrrrreeeeeat
Now I'm not sure if the "reply STOP" directive in this text message is legit or just another way to tell the spammers "Hey, we got an active one here!" but I did it anyway, more as a service to my readers so I can address this same issue when it is asked of me down the road.
As of now, I don't know any other way to stop text spam. Anyone out there know the answer? Please share in the comments below.
2 comments for this blog post so far...
October 20, 2009 at 8:18 am
Andrew
The only way that I’ve found to stop text spam is to call your service provider, tell them you are getting texts that you do not want and they should be able to block the number, in addition to refunding the cost of a text is you don’t have a plan.
October 20, 2009 at 11:27 am
Patric Welch
@Andrew - It would be nice if your service provider offered a place on their web site to do this. Just type in the number and it blocks it. Better yet, they could maintain a list of known spammers and you could “subscribe” to the list and thus, never receive text messages from any number on the list.
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