Hey Peter! On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 12:29 PM Peter Beckman <[email protected]> wrote:
> 1. Is this actual SMS? If so, from what Short Code or Long Code number is > it being sent from? > It's coming from a wide variety of numbers (lots of random area codes and prefixes). Calling any of those numbers gives a recording saying the number has been disconnected or is no longer in service. 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. > No Apple gear involved. Just my personal number through "Boost Mobile" and the Android that's hooked up to it. > If you have replied STOP, and they don't stop, please do not delete them. > They're saved in the Google Messages "Spam" folder. > 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 I reply 'STOP', I won't get a text message from that same number again (other than the "You have successfully been unsubscribed, you will not receive any more messages from this number. Reply START to re-subscribe." message). But they'll just text from another number. > 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. > That seems likely. > Please reply with dates/times, source number, and content, as well as your > replies with STOP. > Give me a bit to get the data into a useful format. Google doesn't provide an easy way to extract the messages from the phone, and the Google Messages web UI is even worse. I know I can grab a copy through Google Takeout (which can take hours to return data), but I don't know if it includes copies of spam. > 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. > Even if they didn't get the 'STOP' messages, you'd think a stream of hundreds of messages being reported to Google and/or the carrier would get them investigated....unless the "mark as spam" feature in Google Messages doesn't actually do anything. ;) -A
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