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Unidentified texts

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  • 09-07-2009 10:36pm
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    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭


    That is, texts that come from a name, with no number attached. Just received one, apparently from the scum in Intrum Justicia. Two questions:
    1. How do people, other than operators, send them?
    2. How do you deal with it? I feel sure if I complain to ComReg I'll be fobbed off, not least because I have no identifying info to report. Will the operator (O2 in my case) be of any use?
    Thanks,
    adam


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    Random
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    Report it to your operator. They will tell you to report it to the Gardai.
    Report it to the Gardai. They will take a report. They can then ask your operator to put a trace on the account.

    Unless the messages are threatening / distressing or abusive in some way don't expect much done to be honest.

    It's very easy for some companys with their own SMS gateway to pretend a text is coming from *any number*. Some companys like www.smsdiscount.com allow you to put your own name as the "from" number.


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