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titania1945
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AT&T Free Msg: We will Lock Your Device Soon. Please clear spam messages. Scan now >>

I am hesitant to click on the link in case it is spam.  is this for real?

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JefferMC

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3 years ago

Looks like a phishing attempt to me.  Call 611 and ask them if you want to be 100% sure.

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spoom2

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3 years ago

Not sure what this has to do with a home phone, what device are you getting it on?  Doesn't look kosher to me. 

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Goddessanaconda

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3 years ago

Is this legit? Because this is being sent to me every 30 minutes to a hour through text messages. 

AT&T Free Msg: We Will Lock Your Device Soon. Please clear spam messages. Scan Now >> Link

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TexasBrit

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No, it's spam. Lots of people reporting this and similar messages. I got several today.

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3 years ago

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formerlyknownas

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3 years ago

Very sketchy. 

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Jody228

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3 years ago

I receive this crap all the time an y'all wanna charge to eliminate spam total (Edited per community guidelines)!!!

AT&T Free Msg: We Will Lock Your Device Soon. Please clear spam messages. Scan Now >> kza7.info/lAdyEbwTD0

Phone number: 9178030159

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skeeterintexas

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You can PAY to stop spam texts?  Did not know that.  🤨

Shoutout to everyone who can remember their childhood phone number but can't remember the password they created yesterday.  You are my people.  😊

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OttoPylot

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There's a charge to eliminate spam totally?

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sign me up where do i pay?

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Kathiemetcalf56

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3 years ago

Recvd 5 Messages on 9/24/21 from 5 different phone #'s, and 2 more today.  I have received many more but always blocked them.

"AT&T Free Msg: We Will Lock your Devise Soon.  Please clear spam messages.  Scan Now  >>a7Izq.info/ B5v5WOoDI  from phone #16574808659

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9/24  #16574808515  B5HFtu4Xf7  --  #16574808699  B5JlxwtQgg  --  #1345831295  B5OnlmCxT3  -- #16026844994  B5TpTcD4BL

9/25 #12139524481  >>closch.info/   JOrhsGKzzg  

9/25 #19158082798  >>Kzd7.info/     9d84IE6v3c  (You used 95% of your data plan.)

Is this a spam?  How do I get rid of these and stop future messages.  I block them but I seem to get more.  

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sandblaster

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Yes, it’s spam or rather a phishing scam. Don’t click any links. 

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TexasBrit

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Most of us are getting them. Just don't click on any of them.

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3 years ago

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MarciaBishop

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3 years ago

I keep receiving text messages from at&t saying that they have detected many spam texts on my account and that soon they will lock me out.  Is this legitimate?

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pbedford1919

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Me too.  I just keep deleting them but real pain since several daily.

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sandblaster

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No, those are also spam texts and not from ATT.

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3 years ago

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MarciaBishop

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Thanks you guys…I’m a senior citizen and not very tech savvy.  Much appreciated

3 years ago

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ATTHelp

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We understand the importance of keeping your personal account information secured due to fraudulent risks @.

 

Please forward those suspicious texts to 7726 (SPAM).

 

You can report these messages and unwanted calls using our security report form.

 

Also, check out additional Fraud & security resources we offer for your protection.

 

We hope this helps!

 

Thank you for connecting with the Community.

 

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Wpgrimaldi

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This doesn’t help at all. Personally, I have reported over 1,000 spam texts and blocked even more, yet the spam texts keep coming in. I get approximately 15-20 per day! Even when I report them to 7726, they still keep coming in and AT&T does nothing! It’s become a job in itself, and AT&T is NOT doing anything about it! How do we make it stop?!? What’s the point of reporting it if AT&T isn’t fixing the problem? On my wireless side, I have the iPhone message filtering of unknown callers activated, yet no resolution is found. On top of that, I’ve been registered with the FTC Do Not Call List since 2018, yet still receive hundreds of spam texts on a weekly basis! I’m losing my mind! What are we the customer supposed to do… just accept this substandard harassment? HELP!!!

3 years ago

Nezpique32

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3 years ago

Every spam text I get I send to 7726 which is the AT&T Free Message number, normally when I send a text it thanks me and ask for the number. However when I sent those text messages I didn’t get any response from them! After reading the comments here I’m glad I didn’t open it, boy it was tempting though! 

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Novocan3

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3 years ago

My wife received a text say she needs to go to a web site to clear spam if not her phone will be lock
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skeeterintexas

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Spam texts are rampant.  We're all getting them with different threats and links.

Ignore & DELETE.

Shoutout to everyone who can remember their childhood phone number but can't remember the password they created yesterday.  You are my people.  😊

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sandblaster

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There really is no way to stop them. If you are successful in stopping them from one source, they just come from a different source. As noted above, ignore and delete.

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ATTHelp

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3 years ago

We understand the importance of keeping your personal account information secured due to fraudulent risks @.

 

Don't reply back to them messages. Please continue to forward those suspicious texts to 7726 (SPAM).

 

You can report these messages and unwanted calls using our security report form.

 

Also, check out additional Fraud & security resources we offer for your protection.

 

We hope this helps!

 

Thank you for connecting with the Community.

 

Jonye, AT&T Community Specialist

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