Submitted 1 day ago by elephantium@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
Today, I got a spam text addressed to my ex. One of those “WE BUY REAL ESTATE FAST!” types with an address I don’t recognize.
Ugh, how is my phone number even connected with their house?!
Ugh, how is my phone number even connected with their house?!
It probably isn’t. More likely, she is tied to the house, you are still tied to her in some (out-dated) database
If it weren’t connected somehow, I wouldn’t be getting the misdirected spams.
Your theory seems likely. We bought a house together back in the “bad old days” long before we split.
It’s still a little jarring to see in my texts!
Yeah, everybody collects data, but verifying it, cleaning up, deleting old stuff costs more than a few “misplaced” text’s. So many just keep going with it. And who knows? maybe not the property mentioned, but you might have another place to sell. Or pass the message on to a friend. Even misplaced texts might lead to a deal profit …
Maybe I’m missing something obvious here, but how do you know the ex’s gender? I’m not saying you’re wrong, I just don’t get how you got to that conclusion.
It’s a 50/50 choice really isn’t it?
There are a few possibilities.
Either way, learn how the block button works, then use it.
Either way, learn how the block button works, then use it.
You do realize that spam texts use spoofed numbers, and blocking does no good because the next spam text will be from a different number?
It blocks the first number.
I just block all numbers not in my contact list using SpamBlocker.
I get these all the time. Do people send them their real address or something?
Do either of you have a common last name? I get spam calls (and even more emails) all the time really meant for people with a similar name somewhere else.
I do, but it didn’t show a last name.
RBWells@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I get offers to buy my house, my neighbors house, and some house our in the suburbs.
I have had this phone number for decades.
It is sometimes phishing I think, just to see if you will respond at all.
elephantium@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, could also be this. You never know.