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Advertising imaging appearing within my text messages .

stevemilkins
stevemilkins Posts: 1 Newbie
in Mobiles
We've had an unsolicited image appear in a text message sent to a friend, advertising "IT support Orange County"  www.takectrl.com We are using  using ID  mobile network.
Can this be stopped, any answers?

Thanks

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  • dreamypuma
    dreamypuma Posts: 1,369 Forumite
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    stevemilkins said:
    We've had an unsolicited image appear in a text message sent to a friend, advertising "IT support Orange County"  www.takectrl.com We are using  using ID  mobile network.
    Can this be stopped, any answers?

    Thanks

    What handset are you using?
    My farts hospitalize small children :o
  • Neil49
    Neil49 Posts: 3,476 Forumite
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    Do you see the image in your sent message and does the recipient also see it? Are both of you in the UK? 

    ID mobile use the Three network. 
  • chistery
    chistery Posts: 206 Forumite
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    Could it be a third party messaging app that shows ads?
  • pmduk
    pmduk Posts: 10,707 Forumite
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    chistery said:
    Could it be a third party messaging app that shows ads?
    That would be the first thing to check, another thing is to see how the message was sent, via the handset or a third party method..
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