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zuben el genub

Extreme Android User
Jan 24, 2011
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The spammers that bypass the phone call and spam directly to voicemail are starting up again.

I got 2 of those calls yesterday - phone did not ring, but number appeared in missed calls. One number was listed in 1800Notes. I don't have VM. I had TMO turn it off so I can't say what one message was.. I've always used missed calls. It affects all phones. The Vulcan gets them on his flip phone. If you have a per use charge for VM and messages, this is not good. Cellcos apparently can't do anything since call numbers are spoofed.

Here's the VM from one:
4079343821 is a landline #. Reply Y to send all TXT messages to this # as voice messages for 0.25/msg. + std msg fee. Details @ vtext.com, TexttoLandline (From 1800N0tes)

Someone here explained how this worked. I've blocked this number, but if it's spoofed, blocking won't help. Is there a text blocker that could sort and blacklist these by other criteria rather than number?
 
I do that. I'm just warning since it's a weird form of spam. Not hearing the phone and finding spam in your voicemail can drive some crazy. The Vulcan uses an Alcatel 768 Flip. He gets them. I had to find out how they did it to satisfy the Vulcan.

If you have a senior citizen on your plan, you don't want them responding since they might just assume they missed a call.

Your phone does NOT ring. The message usually just appears in Voicemail. I don't have voicemail, I used missed calls. Since I don't use VM, VM can't answer and the call will appear in missed calls.

I didn't like paying for airtime just to hear some salesman's BS, so I never checked it, even when I had it. I had the carrier remove it from my phone a couple of years ago. Haven't missed it.
 
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