Weird texts from an Australian number

definitive on 07/12/2016 - 17:19
Last edited 07/12/2016 - 23:03 by 2 other users

A couple days ago, I got a text from a pretty normal looking number, referring to me as T. Thinking it was just someone texting to the wrong number, I ignored it.

Today, my friend messaged me about someone messaging her and calling her T, so I was a bit curious. My texts from the number read:

'T'
'I thot we gos to maccas where u be at T?'

I sent her what my messages read and the number, and they matched up.

Later today, I got:

'Yo T it's been like a thousand years!'
'U tink I didnt nodis u be w taylor?'
'Yo y u not pick me up from dentist?!!!'
'Just got wisdom tooth out like were u at brah!!!!'
'dentists be freaky man…'

Somewhat amusing and creepy at the same time. Someone very bored with a bot sending messages, or something more harmful?

Number ended in 74822. Mod: Removed full number

Anyone else ever get this?

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  Diji1 on 07/12/2016 - 18:11

  +7

  It's just someone who can't speak English, don't worry about it T.

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  bobbified on 07/12/2016 - 18:13

  +1

  Unless you and your friend has subscribed to something real strange, it just sounds like one of your mutual friends is playing a prank on both of you.

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    retiredfeline on 07/12/2016 - 20:29

    This.

    Also how long have you had your number? When I activated a new cheap SIM just for the data, I would find missed calls, even a couple from Zimbabwe. Presumably due to the previous owner. I don't know what they said, it all went into voicemail which I didn't bother to retrieve. They've given up now.

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      definitive on 07/12/2016 - 23:32

      I do the OzBargain way of getting a new sim for new credit :)

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        retiredfeline on 07/12/2016 - 23:56

        Was more lucrative in the past. However I'm not a store or streaming junkie so don't really miss it.

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  [Deactivated] on 07/12/2016 - 18:14

  I used to work proramming/testing phones and we had a large set of test phones. About 2% had numbers with stalkers of the previous owner. Telling them the number had changed backfired and they persisted harder.

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  the-mal on 07/12/2016 - 18:34

  I don't think the random person who mistakenly texted your number will appreciate you putting their number up on Ozbargin. I'd remove the number if I were you, you wouldn't like someone posting your number online.

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  tassieeagle on 07/12/2016 - 20:25

  Sounds like someone thinks you're Tony Soprano

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  claire on 07/12/2016 - 21:21

  I had a similar thing happen a while back. Someone started texting me repeatedly, with increasing insistence, and trying to make me feel bad for not texting back. I wondered if it was trying to trick me into texting back or calling - I theorised that if I called the number, it might turn out to be one of those numbers that are super expensive to call, but I don't know for sure. I would suggest just ignoring it.

  Kind of reminiscent of "Text message scams" as mentioned here: http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/protect-yourself/mobile-pho…

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    definitive on 08/12/2016 - 18:32

    Yeah, that's exactly what it's like for me here. I've stuck to just ignoring the number and hoping it will end eventually.