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True, but if you get a new phone and your blocked numbers list is reset, or they send messages from a different number, then you could get them again in the future. I see this often because there are multiple people in that campaign that will all reach out to people with their own phone numbers. Opting out prevents that for legitimate donor campaigns (you are removed from the list for all of the solicitors associated with that campaign), but obviously not for scams. There is no harm in doing both, and I would recommend that (it’s what I do).

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lars@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
It’s ALLLLLLWAYS new numbers and my long-curated block list already has hundreds of numbers.

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- Para_lyzed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  In that case, you’re best off opting out and seeing if it works. If you get a text from the same group at a later date, then you can report them to the FTC. Please do not do this unless they do not honor your opt out request, as politically affiliated groups are legally allowed to market in this way so long as they provide a means to opt out of communication. Falsely reporting puts strain on the already incredibly underfunded system and prevents real scams from being caught and dealt with due to a lack of resources. I recommend you keep a list of groups you have opted out from that is easily searchable to track this. 4 years ago I got multiple of these texts per day. I have been opting out every time I receive one, and now I have not gotten one in over 2 years. Eventually you will run out of groups to opt out of, and will only be messaged by newly created groups, which will happen much more slowly than all of the groups constantly texting/calling.
  
  Beyond that, there isn’t really much you can do. Your number is on a list, and people are buying that list.
  
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Reverendender@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Why would my blocked numbers list reset?

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- Rentlar@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  New phone, new carrier, new sim card, wiping your phone to refresh it. If you haven’t specifically backed up your blocklist and imported it then it could reset.
  
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  - Reverendender@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    I can see you have never owned an iPhone before.
    
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    Rentlar@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Why am I supposed to assume the person owns an iPhone? I’m trying to list out all the potential cases in general. If you switch from Android to iOS or vice versa this would be the case. Seamless backup solutions aren’t exclusive to Apple either.
    
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- Para_lyzed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Mine reset when I switched phones a couple months ago, and I had to manually add them to my new phone. If I hadn’t noticed, then my blocked numbers list would be empty.
  
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  - Retiring@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    They have an iPhone, so they are going to be fine.
    
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