Naughty spam texts
Solvedbazfile Posted messages 58425 Registration date Status Modérateur Last intervention -
Hello, so for about a month (or maybe two), I've been receiving text messages from different numbers for no reason, accompanied by photos of naked ladies and the messages basically say:
"Hi, my name is (blahblahblah) try to call me at (link to a page on a .fr site)"
And at the end of the messages, there's always a link to *****stop.fr, so I keep putting in my number to stop receiving these weird texts... And every time, I get messages again a few days later or even the next day.
And the strangest thing is that not only do these links lead me to call a phone number or to a text conversation, while the links are supposed to lead to a .fr site (I don't know if that's normal, and I just didn't know you could do that) but especially I searched for the site on Google, and every time I click on it, it just takes me to a completely blank page. No matter how many times I refresh the page.
Thank you in advance for your responses
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Hello.
https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F36525/2?idFicheParent=F33267
https://assistance.orange.fr/mobile-tablette/report-or-block-an-unsolicited-sms-or-call
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bazfile
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a hello, a reply, a thank you are always appreciated.
Hello
In my opinion, the link to the "unsubscribe" is also a scam... have you checked your invoices? It may be that the unsubscribe link is chargeable (and premium).
On some devices, you can also receive messages and calls only from numbers that are in your contacts, not from unknowns... this helps reduce such cases when being harassed... what mobile do you have?
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Hello,
You definitely shouldn't respond "stop," as it shows the wrongdoers that it exists, nor should you connect anywhere.
The cause can vary, often but not always because your calling number has been hijacked by a script on a social network or a more or less shady site.
The remedy is difficult when it comes to multiple numbers; blocking all unknown calls isn't necessarily a solution, as one may receive legitimate calls.
There are a number of filtering applications, but to be effective in this area, they either need to be capable of blocking a specific range of numbers in cases where all the malicious numbers fall within that range (for example, this is the case with Call Filter), or rely on "community feedback" to update the database.
In this latter scenario, and apart from legitimate wrongdoers (blocking salespeople), there are very effective applications like Orange Phone, but none are free except possibly the latter for Orange subscribers only.
Thank you very much
You're welcome.
See you on CCM.