Has anyone else received stuff like this?

  • Extras@lemmy.today
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    5 days ago

    Probably goes without saying but you really shouldn’t message back bots unless you want to continue receiving other spam messages.

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      5 days ago

      Good point, I actually didn’t think of that. But it wasn’t a bot. Anyway, I guess that’s the point of being able to throw away usernames.

  • BluesF@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I got one which appeared at first to be a wrong number, just someone asking if I was Catherine or something. I politely informed them of their mistake. They kept messaging, already a bit weird, but then started saying I was “a nice man, nothing like other men” and I slapped that block button. Idk where it was going (not even a man lol, sorry love) but I’m confident it would have ended with asking me for money… Eventually.

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      5 days ago

      I asked him to send me the check and just send it to my address since he had my Signal number. I’m expecting it before Christmas.

  • foremanguy@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    Yes since you registered your phone and have an id, it’s a way to spam you. Simplex doesn’t have it btw

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      3 days ago

      I really don’t mind the single spam I’ve gotten so far and I accepted the request just because I enjoy playing with them.

      SimpleX seems pretty nice but I had enough trouble converting my family to Signal. Did you there isn’t feature parity between the iOS and Android versions?

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        3 days ago

        SimpleX is for now a bit too new, but I think this the way to go. What do you mean by feature parity?

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    4 days ago

    I get spam like this on every single messaging platform eventually. Just block and report it and get on with your life.

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    3 days ago

    keep in mind that phone number privacy does not mean that they don’t get your phone number, but that the official app does not reveal it.

    but then, they have probably found you either by phone number or from a group

  • mathias@friendica.hellquist.eu
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    3 days ago

    @Delusion6903 I haven’t, as I only allow messages from friends/colleagues, and I don’t have my email or phone number visible on my profile. If you show email/phone number on your profile you can get requests from random people, like in this case.

    • Delusion6903OP
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      3 days ago

      And also if you don’t show email or phone number anywhere, as I don’t either.