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apcalc

(4,528 posts)
Sun Oct 25, 2020, 08:30 PM Oct 2020

The BS is getting serious!

Here is a text I got:

“Hi, I'm a Democratic volunteer with APP PAC. During a recent Town Hall, Joe Biden endorsed giving 8 and 10 year olds sex change treatments. This is way too extreme for me. I can't support him. Watch the video. Reply STOP to opt-out.”

Included in this text message was a video .

I looked up APP PAC . Could not find it. I did a reverse phone search on the number ..., number could not be found.
I called the text number “ not a working number”

So, pissed, I called my phone provider , reporting it as spam. They also looked for the number. Not a phone number.

I assume it’s troll activity. Can they be this desperate? Grrrrr.


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The BS is getting serious! (Original Post) apcalc Oct 2020 OP
I have gotten unsolicited texts from strangers. House of Roberts Oct 2020 #1
I am getting tons of text messages. A lot are political. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2020 #4
I received a robo-call pretending to be Democrats relayerbob Oct 2020 #2
I got a similar text message earlier this week TheRealNorth Oct 2020 #3
I'm OUTRAGED! Why is Biden excluding 9 year olds? Why just 8 and 10 year olds? Why why?!! progree Oct 2020 #5

House of Roberts

(6,633 posts)
1. I have gotten unsolicited texts from strangers.
Sun Oct 25, 2020, 08:36 PM
Oct 2020

I always delete them without looking at them. All calls from #s I don't recognize are plugged into my browser, and deleted if they don't come from an identifiable source with a reason to contact me.

leftyladyfrommo

(20,027 posts)
4. I am getting tons of text messages. A lot are political.
Sun Oct 25, 2020, 08:39 PM
Oct 2020

Even more are for a miracle product that burns fat off over nite.

relayerbob

(7,449 posts)
2. I received a robo-call pretending to be Democrats
Sun Oct 25, 2020, 08:36 PM
Oct 2020

They used a number of GOP tropes and language to try to get me to donate money (I listened instead of hanging up out of amusement, it was really obvious). I have no doubt they would have re-directed me to a phony donation site. Obviously not dumb enough to do that, but I wonder how many they fooled.

Yes, resorting to virtually stright up theft- utter desperation.

TheRealNorth

(9,647 posts)
3. I got a similar text message earlier this week
Sun Oct 25, 2020, 08:36 PM
Oct 2020

Luckily, I am able to report as spam from my text message interface.

It was a phone number from Oklahoma ((405) 544-4152) trying to tell me how Democrats were "ruining" Dakota Co, MN.

You would think they would at least use a phone number from MN.

progree

(13,076 posts)
5. I'm OUTRAGED! Why is Biden excluding 9 year olds? Why just 8 and 10 year olds? Why why?!!
Sun Oct 25, 2020, 10:08 PM
Oct 2020
Joe Biden endorsed giving 8 and 10 year olds sex change treatments


(sarcasm thingy)

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