Post #2144415
2026-04-04 14:12 UTC
I routinely get texts to "Henry", which is not my name. I must have done the same--entered a fake name. The bastards are persistent, I keep blocking the number, and they keep texting with a different number. I don't understand the reasoning, if I go so far as to block your number, why do you think continuing to harass me is going to change my mind?
Replies (3)
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@Rebels_Droppin@lemmy.world 2026-04-04 14:42
Could be that by blocking you let them know it's an active number, and anything with a pulse on the other side of the phone is a potential lick
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@TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2026-04-04 19:47
Same here, but the name is "Sierra". I've had the same phone number for 25 years
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@JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2026-04-04 18:09
I still get a load of spammy texts directed to the prior user of my #, and pretty clearly they're almost all produced by simple automation. But even with live callers, I believe many companies have automated a lot of that process as well. So as with email spam (etc), it might take surprisingly little effort to produce the call. So it can still be worth it for them, statistically, to harass you.