Random SMS sent

mazjohn108

Has anyone experienced where a text message is supposedly sent from your phone but you did not send it?  According to my mobile provider on Sunday I sent a text to 07520601000 at 2.30 pm. I 100% did not send it - I have no idea what this number is for and there is no message or even blank message as sent in my messages list. I am not worried about the cost - will come out of my allowance anyway - but I am very concerrned about the security aspect and how this could happen.  I have only just changed provider and this is not a good start!  My provider could offer no explanation either.  Help please.

alanjones60

This has happened to me. Its something to do with google. Nowt to worry about.
Cant remember if this was the number though.

Browntoa

https://who-called.co.uk/Number/07520601000

grumbler

alanjones60 said:

 Nowt to worry about.

I'd be worried if my phone was sending random messages - even if on an unlimited package.

flaneurs_lobster

grumbler said:

alanjones60 said:

 Nowt to worry about.

I'd be worried if my phone was sending random messages - even if on an unlimited package.

I agree. It's even more worrying that the message doesn't appear in Sent Messages on the phone. 

Imagine trying to argue with your network that you can't have signed up to an expensive premium rate SMS service (can be ££s/day) because no such sign-up message appears in your outbox. 

EDIT : been reminded by a post elsewhere that a single sent text could have cost you a quid were you daft enough to be on Vodafone's PAYG tariff.

simax

It can be an activation message for a service on your phone - for example, to activate iMessage and FaceTime on an iphone, an invisible text message is sent to a mobile number that then replies back and sets it all up - you don’t see the text going out or back in, but it happens. All UK mobile operators whitelist these kind of numbers so they are zero-rated and don’t charge etc so you have nothing to worry about.

flaneurs_lobster

But why do they need to be "invisible"? Has the service asked for permission to send such texts (whether they are whitelisted or otherwise)?

simax

No idea. Probably because it would cause unnecessary confusion…. For example, if you wanted to activate iMessage, would you want a warning that says a message will be sent and received in order to activate - when that message is free anyway? No you don’t - you just want your iMessage working….