Spam text messages

Verizon formally acknowledged the issue on Tuesday and said its team, as well as U.S. law enforcement, are working to find out who or what is the source of ...

"Verizon is aware that bad actors are sending spam text messages to some customers which appear to come from the customers' own number. "Ringless voicemail can be annoying, invasive, and can lead to fraud like other robocalls—so it should face the same consumer protection rules," Rosenworcel said in a statement. Americans in 2021 received four billion robocalls a month, which is twice as many as they did five years ago. It’s spam and it appears to be impacting Verizon customers. If you did receive this text, first things first - do not click on the link. Now that you’ve avoided that, Verizon has asked customers to forward the text to SPAM (7726) and write "spoofed number."

If you're getting dubious text messages that look like they came from your own number and urge you to click a link, don't click.

A Verizon customer who received a spam message almost identical to the one received by the CNET employee's relative posted about it in December on the Verizon Community blog, wondering if the message and link were some sort of phishing attempt. Spam texts like these are one of many forms of phishing, where hackers make use of human error to gain access to sensitive information, typically by preying on gaps in a victim's tech savvy. "Verizon is aware that bad actors are sending spam text messages to some customers which appear to come from the customers' own number," a Verizon representative said in an emailed statement. Last year, the US Federal Communications Commission mandated that phone and cable companies implement a technology called Stir/Shaken that's designed to curb the tide of spam calls by requiring voice providers to verify where calls are coming from. "All we ask from you is to answer a few quick questions about your recent experiences with Verizon's services." "Free Msg: Your bill is paid for March," the message said.

Have you been receiving spam text messages that appear to come from your own phone number? It's not just you and Verizon is working to block texts.

"I'm not clicking the rando link. Verizon said it is working to block spam texts some customers say they have received from their own numbers. Some Verizon customers are receiving spam texts from their own phone numbers

"Bad actors" are reportedly responsible for texts to Verizon customers that come from their own number. The FTC said recently that phone fraud reports have ...

"Verizon is aware that bad actors are sending spam text messages to some customers which appear to come from the customers' own number. The Federal Communications Commission also has a mechanism for reporting your phone number has been hijacked by a third party. - "Bad actors" are reportedly responsible for texts to Verizon customers that come from their own number.

Verizon customers report getting spam messages that appear to come from their own phones.

Verizon continues to work on behalf of the customer to prevent spam texts and related activity." Another who reported getting the same message said the "link goes to a Russian State-Operated Live TV broadcast." If you get a text message that looks to be from yourself, don't click on it.

Verizon formally acknowledged the issue on Tuesday and said its team, as well as U.S. law enforcement, are working to find out who or what is the source of ...

"Verizon is aware that bad actors are sending spam text messages to some customers which appear to come from the customers' own number. "Ringless voicemail can be annoying, invasive, and can lead to fraud like other robocalls—so it should face the same consumer protection rules," Rosenworcel said in a statement. Americans in 2021 received four billion robocalls a month, which is twice as many as they did five years ago. It’s spam and it appears to be impacting Verizon customers. If you did receive this text, first things first - do not click on the link. Now that you’ve avoided that, Verizon has asked customers to forward the text to SPAM (7726) and write "spoofed number."

Getting spam text messages is not unusual, but some Verizon customers were confused when they got one from their own phone number.

Verizon formally acknowledged the issue on Tuesday and said its team, as well as U.S. law enforcement, are working to find out who or what is the source of ...

"Verizon is aware that bad actors are sending spam text messages to some customers which appear to come from the customers' own number. "Ringless voicemail can be annoying, invasive, and can lead to fraud like other robocalls—so it should face the same consumer protection rules," Rosenworcel said in a statement. Americans in 2021 received four billion robocalls a month, which is twice as many as they did five years ago. It’s spam and it appears to be impacting Verizon customers. If you did receive this text, first things first - do not click on the link. Now that you’ve avoided that, Verizon has asked customers to forward the text to SPAM (7726) and write "spoofed number."