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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Lately it is multiple texts from some generous folks who are desperate to loan me 65K!

Get these about 6 times a day. For me the problem is when I am on call for work and must allow phone to ring, and if they are crafty and have my local area code ( thankfully my phone was originally issued in another area with a different area code than my current location) I have to pick up.

Oddly enough my hospital answering service which is in my contact list comes up as “spam”

^^^^ This was my problem with being on call. I just added all of the hospital numbers that could potentially call me in and the providers’ numbers to my contact list, then blocked anything else. It seems to work.

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Originally posted by 357fuzz:
Anyone have some tech savvy that can assist in me ending this text madness?

I really don't get text spam bullshit anymore since I dropped the smartphone and switched to a flip/dumb phone, also getting a new number. I never give out my current phone number, I use an old one for most transactions especially anything online, I only provide it to my banks, doctor, my mechanic, etc. Only to people who at some point need to call me.

I get political texts. And I get texts trying to buy property I own.

I have NEVER given my cell phone number to anyone I don't know personally. So they're going through at least some effort to connect the dots.

I have a google voice number and use that at most places.