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Help Phone sending texts to unknown numbers

thekingsteven

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My phone has been sending messages to strange numbers it's happened 3 times now. This time I decided to ask for help. Does anyone know what this is and why my phone would be texting numbers on its own? I'm worried about hackers or that an app might be tracking my messages......
 

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Your phone may have malware. That could be some encrypted data sent to "them" for ad tracking. I would suggest looking through apps/games you installed. Cracked software, if you have any, also comes with surprises.

A factory reset will help if your unsure of the source.

Edit: did you sign up for Google Voice? I researched the number and it belongs to Google and is used to verify your number with them.
 
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