Hi guys, thought I'd consult the CP braintrust regarding a strange text situation.
Yesterday I received a strange text message from a BC number I don't recognize. I used to live in Vancouver so I thought maybe its someone I know or used to know. I responded to it. Here's how the conversation went:
texter: Did you know cats have 30 vertebrae?
me: no I had no idea
texter: Thank you for subscribing to Cats Facts Daily. To unsubcribe press 7.
me: 7
texter: Action not recognized.
I left it at that until today, and they text me again.
texter: Did you know that a group of adult cats is called a clowder?
me: who is this?
texter: your contract with Cats Facts Daily end on 01/15/2013.
me: I have no contract. Stop sending me these messages.
texter: action not recognized.
So this morning I call TELUS, and they explain to me that premium text message subscriptions come from 5 digit numbers. Since this is a regular 10 digit BC phone number, I shouldn't have any premium charges. Won't be able to verify for sure until my next billing cycle.
I also called the number 5-6 times. Never get an answer, usually rings and rings until a dial tone comes up again, or I get a recording saying "customer is unavailable". No voicemail or anything.
Have any of you ever experienced or heard of this? Should I actually be concerned about getting crazy charges on my cell phone bill?
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
Sounds like someone juts screwing with you. Did you google the number? See if its a common thing?
Yeah I googled the number and cat facts daily and can't really find any text subscription type things.
It might be someone just messing with me but I have no idea who.
Did a reverse lookup on yellowpages.ca and it brings up Prince George BC. I don't know anyone in Prince George.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
Please make sure to share your cat facts here every day.
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Please make sure to share your cat facts here every day.
I can give you the number if you wanna subscribe directly.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
Not sure if someone I know did it or if someone just randomly picked a number that happened to be mine.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
the fact is true - i looked it up....Interestingly, there are also two other valid ways to refer to a group of cats, other than just saying “group of cats” or “cats”. Those other two terms are ‘clutter’ and ‘glaring’. In addition to this, if one wants to refer to a group of wild cats, the correct terms are ‘dowt’ and ‘destruction’. A male cat, when neutered, is called a “gib”, when not, is called a “tom”. Female cats are known as “molly”.
who of us does not want something cat related daily.......I also wonder if that woman has two vaginas has a clowder of vaginas.....
The weirdest random text message I ever got was someone asking me if I had ever considered converting to Islam. I never answered it and they never texted me back.
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The weirdest random text message I ever got was someone asking me if I had ever considered converting to Islam. I never answered it and they never texted me back.
Mine was when an ex-girlfriend texted me she was pregnant. I didn't care, since we had recently broken up. To get over the heartbreak I changed my number. I often hear that she is looking for me, but that's probably to brag about her child. It still hurts that we are apart, so whenever one of her friends gets my number and says she is looking for me and needs to talk, I change my number again.
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Mine was when an ex-girlfriend texted me she was pregnant. I didn't care, since we had recently broken up. To get over the heartbreak I changed my number. I often hear that she is looking for me, but that's probably to brag about her child. It still hurts that we are apart, so whenever one of her friends gets my number and says she is looking for me and needs to talk, I change my number again.
Poor attempt at humor???
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I am now receiving Cat Facts for some unknown reason, and while generally amusing and a commendable trolling attempt, I would like to see this 250 area code number burn in hell. It is most definitely spam. Should I call Wind and tell them to block this number? Is that the only solution?
I'd be submitting that number to all the websites that "offer" a chance to win a free iPad by entering a cell number where the fine print says you will be charged $2.49/day until cancelled.
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Text Message Spam/Scam?
