Text message scam

[Raven71]

If this needs to be moved so more people can see please do that. For now if you get a text message from 1-702-588-2997 OPT OUT. If you do not you will be charged monthly for this service. What is it I am trying to find out but it is a $130.00 monthly charge on your bill.
My reverse look up and Private Investigator contract ran out. So until I redo what I have to for my License and pay for the info service I use. Maybe someone who has the ability can tell me what the address is for this Nevada number.
I am ready to hop on a plane and go to this address and hunt these people down. If they do see this message let me warn you I will find you and deal with you in person. Att and other carriers should take this number away and prosecute them. I should not have to put a parental block on my phone to not get text messages from these people.
Time's are hard enough not to be scammed out of money and that is $130.00 for each phone on my line.

 

[Chris Kerrigan]

Raven, thank you for posting this for all of us to see. If I can, can I ask when you first started getting these text messages and how this came about, if you know? This information might be useful in helping everyone know exactly what to look out for.

I'm moving this into the Android News forum so more people will be likely to see this.

 

[Garrett92C]

Thank you for the warning!

 

[Raven71]

I got this one a month ago and it came on my daughters and wifes phone. My friend jeff on Verizon just told me he got a different number and saw it on his bill. There seems to be different numbers and I am waiting for him to send it to me.

 

[anon(40787)]

There is a free app: Easy Filter

Set it to block all but contacts (calls and sms) that should go away *no root needed. Although I wanna root ny intercept perm not temp*

Sent from my SPH-M910 using Tapatalk

 

[steveh552]

Did you do of those text here for this and it be a short code? Those are subscriber services.

Sent from my EVO via Tapatalk pro.

 

[Raven71]

I tried to install easy filter and it says 100% installed but it is not showing up on my phone

 

[Johnly]

May I digress too? You must agree to terms and service to get charged. If anyone says you are getting billed before hand.....scam.

 

[sivartk]

Go ahead and try to charge me for something I didn't agree to, I dare you.

Just short pay your phone bill. It can't hurt your credit rating until the phone company sends it to collections, anyway

I leery at "Opting Out" of any text spam...reminds me too much of email spam... Unsubscribe and they know it is a good email, so they sell your address to someone else and you get more spam.

 

[Jude526]

I have Privacy Star and looked up the number. Only states "wireless"
no other information

 

[Raven71]

Thanks jude526