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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:10 AM
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Is this common? Sending random strangers text messages?
I got a weird one this morning, and it's not from anyone who has my number; I hardly give my cell number out, because I can't remember what it is.
:P
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:26 AM
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1. Ive been getting text message spam
maybe its advertizing?
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:32 AM
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5. I don't think so.
It's a local area code, and a weird message.
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:26 AM
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2. Might just be a run-of-the-mill wrong number...
:shrug:
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:33 AM
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6. That could be!
In which case, somebody missed one heck of a message!
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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:32 AM
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3. I get random messages on SKYPE all the time.
Edited on Wed May-09-07 09:36 AM by GoneOffShore
But it's a bit bizarre.

I do have SkypeMe on, and sometimes it's fun to eff around with people.
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:33 AM
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8. I do too. I hate Skype.
I never use it. My husband put it on my computer. All it does is annoy me.
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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:37 AM
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10. It's a great service if you need to actually talk to someone
And you can always alter your setting so you don't get the random messages.
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Bassic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:32 AM
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4. Spam advertising?
Wrong number?

Did it seem specifically aimed at you or was it generic?
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:34 AM
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9. It was aimed at *somebody*
but maybe it was a wrong number. Or I have a stalker.
:P
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Bassic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:37 AM
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11. Maybe
If you told us what it was about, would it get this thread locked? :P
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:43 AM
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12. No- it's not dirty.
It just says, "I want u to know :) Life's full of mistakes and regrets. One thing I'll never regret is meeting you."

If it were one of my friends being mushy and sweet, it would just make me smile, but I don't know who the hell it's from, and in that context, it's creepy and makes no sense.
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Bassic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:47 AM
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13. Do you have the number?
Reverse phone directory?
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:50 AM
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14. Doesn't work on cell numbers
unless you're willing to pay for it.
I'm not THAT curious.
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Bassic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:51 AM
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15. Well, isn't that fun?
Well, if you don't get any more messages from that number, you'll know it's probably a wrong number.
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 09:33 AM
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7. Check your PM
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