Some additional information is needed.
1. Is this actual SMS? If so, from what Short Code or Long Code number is
it being sent from?
2. If it is showing up on your iPhone in Messages, then it is an iMessage
Apple problem, and you have to deal with them.
If you have replied STOP, and they don't stop, please do not delete them.
If they are through a 10DLC registered US Local Number, TCR will impose
fines "up to $1,000 per violation" with some carriers imposing fines up to
$10,000 per violation, though that is for Content Violation.
If whomever is behind the campaign is recycling numbers that get banned or
popping up new companies, gather the data and let's get them fined out of
existence.
Please reply with dates/times, source number, and content, as well as your
replies with STOP.
We have seen some companies claim that "something was broken so they didn't
get the STOP replies" but that does not excuse them from the fines -- they
are responsible for ensuring the STOP goes through or are alerted to the
fact that it does not.
Beckman
On Thu, 19 Feb 2026, Aaron C. de Bruyn via VoiceOps wrote:
Not exactly a 'voice' issue, but closely related.
I don't know if this is just "me" or if it's a larger campaign over the
last month, but I have been getting hammered by text spam.
I typically get 3-5 messages that make it through the Google Messages spam
filter every *month*.
But with this...on a slow day, I might get 5 per day. On a busy day, I'll
get a text every 3-5 minutes. Sometimes multiple messages come in
simultaneously.
After reporting them as spam for weeks, I replied to every one of them with
'STOP' for weeks...and the flood continues. I've literally reported
hundreds of them as spam, and replied to hundreds more with 'STOP'.
Every message has a unique link to win-26[.]com which usually ends up
redirecting to winred.com.
Almost all the messages are political in nature, but...not "normal".
They're all click-baity or absolutely unhinged:
* An emergency mandate from President Trump: "I AM ASKING ALL REPUBLICANS"
This just changed everything:
* You are accounted for. A CONFIDENTIAL document singles YOU out as
indispensable. Review it before access is restricted:
* TERMINATION NOTICE Your MAGA membership expired!
* CONFORM YOUR $2,000 Tariff Check for Aaron
* From Trump: I sent a special LOVE LETTER just for Aaron! Was it stolen?
I haven't heard from you.
They all end with unique links to win-26[.]com. Following them usually
leads to winred[.]com.
Apparently someone thinks I want to get blasted by political spam.
Is this some sort of legit political thing that gets to ignore laws and
abuse the system in ways that would get us peasants jailed? Or is this
some spam campaign that's getting ignored by Google and/or the carriers?
(Or is it just me?)
-A
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