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  • 29-10-2018 12:19pm
    #1
    nava
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I wonder if you can help.

    Today I received the attached text, it came with the sender Hannah (I do not have anyone with that name on my contacts) It starts with my name, when I click on details or try to save contact I do not see a number, but when I click on dial to call the number it's trying to call the number: 426624.

    When I search on the comreg website Service checker for that number it doesn't find anything.

    Any ideas how that text got to me, or who owns that number to contact them to inquire as how they got the number.

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    Thanks


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  • #2
    davyboy1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 781 ✭✭✭davyboy1975


    Its a spam text sent out by a dialer. They work on the basis that people either ring them or click on the link and they take money or steal ur details that way. Just delete it and if you get any more then do the same


  • #3
    nava
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭nava


    davyboy1975 wrote: »
    Its a spam text sent out by a dialer. They work on the basis that people either ring them or click on the link and they take money or steal ur details that way. Just delete it and if you get any more then do the same
    I knew it was spam, the strange part is it started with my name, so it wouldn't be a dialer sending text at random, the url (chaging a couple of the letters) is 1 of them to win argos vouchers,


  • #4
    eir: Kyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭eir: Kyle


    nava wrote: »
    davyboy1975 wrote: »
    Its a spam text sent out by a dialer. They work on the basis that people either ring them or click on the link and they take money or steal ur details that way. Just delete it and if you get any more then do the same
    I knew it was spam, the strange part is it started with my name, so it wouldn't be a dialer sending text at random, the url (chaging a couple of the letters) is 1 of them to win argos vouchers,
    Hi there nava

    There is no way of knowing how they retrieved your mobile number. I would suggest just blocking that number

    -Kyle


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