this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2024
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[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 hours ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 hours ago

They do these innocuous messages to build the numbers reputation before they start using it for spam. If enough people reply (even to tell them to stop) it makes the number look legitimate and the spam they eventually send is less likely to get blocked. If you get these your best bet is to report it as spam. Just a PSA to everyone.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 hours ago

or wrong number

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago

Gazpacho every day does this to a person