att.net free message validation code - Definitive Response to Community Please

Got the phishing text on 06/27/2018 at around 6 AM from 277361:

"att.net free message: Please use this 4-digit code to complete your mobile validation: 7955. This is a single use code."

Initially ignored message. Code dissimilar to phone number. Now reporting as spam and forwarding to 7726(SPAM) per AT&T responses here.

Also received this message. ATT can you answer if it’s from you?

“att.net free message: Please use this 4-digit code to complete your mobile validation: ****. This is a single use code.”

I did not request this? Why am I getting this message? 

The real value (or lack thereof) of ATT or any 'service' company is their willingness to clearly and quickly answer user questions and concerns. ATT fails miserably. That validation code request text is clearly a scam - and ATT should assume the responsibility to alert all of its customers to it. Failing to do this is simply an example of customer neglect.

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@marindavid wrote:

The real value (or lack thereof) of ATT or any 'service' company is their willingness to clearly and quickly answer user questions and concerns. ATT fails miserably. That validation code request text is clearly a scam - and ATT should assume the responsibility to alert all of its customers to it. Failing to do this is simply an example of customer neglect.

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A rep from AT&T posted in April and gave links to articles on their website alerting customers to common scams. As you can see, this is a persistent scam targeting different customers at different times. There's a just simply no effective and unintrusive way to personally warn customers about every possible scam that's out there. There are just too many and they're too frequent. Consumers must protect themselves from scammers.

Received this text from 227-361 on June 29, 2018 at 9:06 pm.

    att.net free message: Please use this 4-digit code to complete your mobile validation: 8835. This is a single use code.


The next day, June 30 at 4:17 p.m., I received this text from number 1 (410) 200-503:

    FRM: 97867562346357654987526346537568763426@a

    SUBJ: (please-verify)
    MSG:_Amount received 23BTC http://tx-fw.com _COINBASE_

This thread goes back to April and I received the same message on July 11th, so obviously at&t has done nothing about it.  One would think that they could block any communication from that number.  After all, it IS their network, right?  If we can block individual numbers on our phone, the SHOULD be able to block a specific one from their network, right?!

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@Steven_Fuhrman wrote:

This thread goes back to April and I received the same message on July 11th, so obviously at&t has done nothing about it.  One would think that they could block any communication from that number.  After all, it IS their network, right?  If we can block individual numbers on our phone, the SHOULD be able to block a specific one from their network, right?!

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The number displayed might not even be the number that's being used. Caller ID can be spoofed, so if the number was blocked from the network, it might be a legitimate person who no longer can use their phone. 

I wouid think they could, but I understand the spoofing also. Just sad so many out there trying to scam people. ATT could at least say whether they send these kind of messages out or tell us to call them to verify the message. And not a phone number from the text. ATT could do more to protect its customers.