{"id":423419,"date":"2022-03-29T19:18:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T16:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/your-next-spam-text-might-come-from-your-own-number-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T19:18:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T16:18:36","slug":"your-next-spam-text-might-come-from-your-own-number-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/your-next-spam-text-might-come-from-your-own-number-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Your Next Spam Text Might Come From Your Own Number \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db88e780db\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db88e780db\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/your-next-spam-text-might-come-from-your-own-number-review-geek\/#%E2%80%9CYour_Next_Spam_Text_Might_Come_From_Your_Own_Number_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Your Next Spam Text Might Come From Your Own Number \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYour_Next_Spam_Text_Might_Come_From_Your_Own_Number_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Your Next Spam Text Might Come From Your Own Number \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-113557\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1ab788b8.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1ab788b8.jpg?width=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1ab788b8.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"Man holding phone showing a fake scam text message\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">panuwat phimpha\/Shutterstock.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Are you getting spam text messages sent from your own phone number? If so, you\u2019re not alone.\u00a0Confused smartphone owners are receiving spam text messages <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/verizon\/comments\/tplkdg\/spam_from_my_own_number\/\">from themselves<\/a>, especially lately, and you should never click links in the message.<\/p>\n<p>Spam calls and texts are nothing new, and unfortunately, the problem doesn\u2019t seem to be going away anytime soon. However, we\u2019re starting to see a new wave of messages that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to come from our personal numbers, making the situation even more baffling and dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>We see\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/verizon\/comments\/tqbdyq\/scam_sent_from_my_own_number\/\">new reports all<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/verizon\/comments\/tplkdg\/spam_from_my_own_number\/\">over Reddit<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/253778005\">Apple\u2019s support forums<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and more, with users reporting getting a similar spam text from \u201cthemselves.\u201d The message essentially says your phone bill is paid, and it may say thank you, then includes a link to \u201ca little gift for you\u201d or to \u201credeem your free gift.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cc <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VerizonSupport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VerizonSupport<\/a> you folks should be able to detect sms spam, spoofing my own vzw number, that spoofs your own bill pay messages. Doesn&#8217;t take advanced <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ai<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ml?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ml<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wjXXS8mYKR\">pic.twitter.com\/wjXXS8mYKR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 alex lanstein (@alex_lanstein) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alex_lanstein\/status\/1508429254815539213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the text may seem legit, especially if it\u2019s coming from Verizon, AT&amp;T, or your own personal phone number, it is undoubtedly spam and avoid it. All major carriers in the United States suggest that owners forward spam messages in a text to the number \u201c7726\u201d which stands for SPAM. This helps carriers track and kill spam accounts, although that doesn\u2019t work when the number comes from yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Again, do not click the link in the text message or any fishy-looking link, for that matter. These could be a random free gift, an \u201cupdate for tracking a package that recently shipped,\u201d or anything else that doesn\u2019t look legit.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t click any links in a text message unless I know good and well who it came from and where it\u2019s going. You shouldn\u2019t either.\u00a0These are phishing or \u201csmishing\u201d text scams trying to steal your identity, personal information, or bank details.<\/p>\n<p>For those wondering, it\u2019s incredibly easy for scammers to spoof a phone number. Of course, spammers have always \u201cspoofed\u201d legitimate numbers of businesses or banks to try and trick people, but using their own phone numbers kicks this up a notch. With this tactic, all the filters for unknown numbers and spam that carriers or phone brands offer miss them.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there isn\u2019t much we regular folks can do about it, but carriers certainly could do more. Just as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/28\/22999719\/spam-texts-own-phone-number-verizon-att-tmobile\"><em>The Verge<\/em><\/a> concludes in its coverage of the situation, \u201ccarriers, do better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><small>via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2022\/03\/28\/receive-a-text-from-yourself-its-definitely-spam\/\">9to5Mac<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1137093656460433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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