Unsolicited texts from Chinese restaurant?

biko

Myself and herself are getting spam texts from a Chinese restaurant sent from a 085 number. Anyone else get these?
The odd thing is that this restaurant is some place I never heard of "Chine Kitchen" but their number starts with 091.
I was curious and rang to ask where they got my number from, presumably some Chinese I've ordered from at some point, and the guy just said "someone else does messages..."

Since it's 085 I got on to http://www.meteor.ie/support/your_phone/spam_msgs/ and reported the messages but it'd be good to find out just who sends them.

BhoscaCapall

Must have the Wong Numba

Lou22

I got the same message an hour or two ago, never get chinese food so was mystified as to how they got my number. Was going to text stop back but realised that the number mentioned in the text was different, so was a bit wary, tried googling and got nothing!

Redhairedguy

I get these from time to time. Mostly I just ignore them, but they do get annoying sometimes.

bonzodog2

Data protection commissioner! I got a hamper of stuff from Proctor&Gamble, allegedly 'worth' eur200, but mostly stuff I don't use, and it wouldn't cost them that.

JONJO THE MISER

They send me a message saying they had a special on hot dogs.

Redhairedguy

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

They send me a message saying they had a special on hot dogs.

That rather sounds more like they are soliciting something else other than food...

Sponge Bob

All Your Credit Card Number are Belong to Us!

BhoscaCapall

Redhairedguy wrote: »

That rather sounds more like they are soliciting something else other than food...

Sexy dogs?

randylonghorn

Redhairedguy wrote: »

That rather sounds more like they are soliciting something else other than food...

/watches RHG sprint out the doorway towards the Chinese restaurant ...

Redhairedguy

randylonghorn wrote: »

/watches RHG sprint out the doorway towards the Chinese restaurant ...

With my pockets full of jingling change...

randylonghorn

Is THAT what's making the bulge?! :pac:

Redhairedguy

randylonghorn wrote: »

Is THAT what's making the bulge?! :pac:

Nah. That's just me trying to smuggle KD in.

buyer95

"This is not a Chinese restaurant. This is a residential number and you are speaking to the lady of the house on a white slim telephone with last redial facility!" - Hyacinth Bouquet.

When I saw this thread, I instantly thought of this running gag in Keeping Up Appearances. However the converse seems to have occurred here!

randylonghorn

They're trying to sell converse as well?! 0_o

jkforde

go straight to the data protection people, they'll investigate and issue a warning if appropriate, i got satisfaction from them last year when i complained about a local dry cleaners using my contact details for marketing spam