Topic: need text help
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Fri 04/10/15 05:37 AM
Edited by yellowrose10 on Fri 04/10/15 05:39 AM
In the Twilight Zone. I got a text from an 862 area code at midnight asking if I was still at the movies. Ok I told the person wrong number. Then I get the same text from a 906 area code. Weird. At the end of the message from the 2nd # it said sent from textfree.com. Under the 1st message had emoticons

Anyone have any ideas of what the heck is this or what's going on? 1 # I get can be a wrong # but 2 from different area codes?

My concern is that it is my crazy ex or someone on his behalf. Should I be concerned?

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Fri 04/10/15 05:40 AM
change your number if that is not that expensive..

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Fri 04/10/15 05:41 AM
Just don't respond. lol

yellowrose10's photo
Fri 04/10/15 05:45 AM

change your number if that is not that expensive..


Because of business reasons I can't change my number.


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Fri 04/10/15 06:06 AM
Might be worth calling your phone company. Maybe there is an explanation and it will put you at ease.
I'd wait to see if it happens again and then decide what to do.

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Fri 04/10/15 06:09 AM

Might be worth calling your phone company. Maybe there is an explanation and it will put you at ease.
I'd wait to see if it happens again and then decide what to do.


Good idea. I did find out I can send those messages to spam.

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Fri 04/10/15 06:11 AM
Could be they're fishing to see if they've got a live number or not.
Possibly for spam/scam purposes.
textfree.com domain is up for sale & was known as a service scammers used a couple of years ago, not sure why a number would be claiming to be from that domain now though, unless maybe there's an app for it still floating around.
I'd block the numbers & if it keeps happening with other numbers I guess I'd contact the authorities about it.

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Fri 04/10/15 06:13 AM
I get the 1st number just sending it to a wrong number by accident...but the same message from a different number?

Is this a program being used to hide the real number?

I am technology challenged laugh

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Fri 04/10/15 06:14 AM

Could be they're fishing to see if they've got a live number or not.
Possibly for spam/scam purposes.
textfree.com domain is up for sale & was known as a service scammers used a couple of years ago, not sure why a number would be claiming to be from that domain now though, unless maybe there's an app for it still floating around.
I'd block the numbers & if it keeps happening with other numbers I guess I'd contact the authorities about it.


Ahhhh ok thank youflowerforyou

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Fri 04/10/15 06:32 AM


Could be they're fishing to see if they've got a live number or not.
Possibly for spam/scam purposes.
textfree.com domain is up for sale & was known as a service scammers used a couple of years ago, not sure why a number would be claiming to be from that domain now though, unless maybe there's an app for it still floating around.
I'd block the numbers & if it keeps happening with other numbers I guess I'd contact the authorities about it.


Ahhhh ok thank youflowerforyou


No probs, looks like there is still an app around called textfree, but comes from pinger.com not textfree.com so it could be anybody's guess where your mystery calls might have come from - http://pinger.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203619694-Info-for-Parents-What-is-Textfree-How-does-it-work-

As far as I know they won't give out where a call/text originates from without orders from the relevant authorities.

The old textfree.com used to give people ability to text for free anonymously using the internet, scammers soon caught on of course & annoyed people with it.
Quite possibly there's not much you can do but block the numbers unless it keeps happening.
Joe's idea is a good one and what they have to say could possibly put your mind at ease.

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Fri 04/10/15 06:48 AM
Thank you guys. I had never seen something like this before. The jerk woke me up too lol