Spam text messages - Anyone get these texts?

Widelats

Hi,

If you get these texts, where are they from? Who is sending them? By what authority, and how did they get my number?

I get these texts regular, what can i do about them? I find them very annoying.

Thing is, i have texted stop before to these things and they keep on coming, i am on the verge of changing my sim card entirely to a new number, i shouldn't have to but thats spammers for you they don't care, i haven't had any accidents this is the sixth one this month.



From number 88802

Want a Christmas Cashline?Need up to £900 in 2 hours? Get your xmas shopping today. No credit checks. Go to (a cash site) Reply PPD to 88802 To Stop. Sender 88802

Then the next ones are this kind:

FREEMSG: Our records indicate you may be entitled to 3750 pounds fior the accident you had. To claim for free reply with YES to this msg. To opt out text STOP

Sender: +447786208448

scottishblondie

I keep getting ones very helpfully telling me about a new government initiative to wipe out all my debts! Isn't that exciting :rotfl:

I have no idea how they got the number, as I never give it out. It's pretty irritating. Can't give the number at the moment as I've deleted them all, but it was a standard mobile phone number.

neilmcl

I've had the ones regarding some accident that I was supposed to have had, must have been in my sleep 'cause I can't remember it. . Just ignore.

Widelats

Managed to find one of them.

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/07786208448

Risinfromthegutter

I've just had a similar one; I get them all the time.

This one says I'm entitled up to £4,000 for my car accident...I've never had a car accident, I only started driving last month so I think i'd remember if I did!

...I hope its not a psychic solicitor who texted me!

the message was from +447848 372741 asking me to call 0800 4118021

vuvuzela

Widelats wrote: »

Hi,

If you get these texts, where are they from? Who is sending them? By what authority, and how did they get my number?

I get these texts regular, what can i do about them? I find them very annoying.

Thing is, i have texted stop before to these things and they keep on coming, i am on the verge of changing my sim card entirely to a new number, i shouldn't have to but thats spammers for you they don't care, i haven't had any accidents this is the sixth one this month.



From number 88802

Want a Christmas Cashline?Need up to £900 in 2 hours? Get your xmas shopping today. No credit checks. Go to (a cash site) Reply PPD to 88802 To Stop. Sender 88802

Then the next ones are this kind:

FREEMSG: Our records indicate you may be entitled to 3750 pounds fior the accident you had. To claim for free reply with YES to this msg. To opt out text STOP

Sender: +447786208448

Just had one of the 2nd ones this lunchtime. Ignore them, if you respond, they wil know your number is active and sell your details on to other companies...

Evelynne

I had one the other day - same as that one about having an accident and being due for compensation. I just deleted it thought I'd better not even send stop coz then they would know they had a proper number. The number the text was sent from was +447552401839.

Techhead_2

vuvuzela wrote: »

Just had one of the 2nd ones this lunchtime. Ignore them, if you respond, they wil know your number is active and sell your details on to other companies...

Excellent advice, never ever respond to these messages. If they are a premium rate text then check them with the regulator phonepayplus.org.uk. Only then follow the instructions to text Stop.
If they are non-premium rate then DON'T reply, make a complaint with the Office of the Information Commissioner ico.gov.uk

I suspect the OP is continuing to get them because they replied, thus confirming their number.

awesomeboy

Widelats wrote: »

Hi,

If you get these texts, where are they from? Who is sending them? By what authority, and how did they get my number?

I get these texts regular, what can i do about them? I find them very annoying.

Thing is, i have texted stop before to these things and they keep on coming, i am on the verge of changing my sim card entirely to a new number, i shouldn't have to but thats spammers for you they don't care, i haven't had any accidents this is the sixth one this month.



From number 88802

Want a Christmas Cashline?Need up to £900 in 2 hours? Get your xmas shopping today. No credit checks. Go to (a cash site) Reply PPD to 88802 To Stop. Sender 88802

Then the next ones are this kind:

FREEMSG: Our records indicate you may be entitled to 3750 pounds fior the accident you had. To claim for free reply with YES to this msg. To opt out text STOP

Sender: +447786208448

I got the accident spam text from +44 7526 307287 today.

vuvuzela

I got the accident one from 07756233172 this lunchtime.