I have been receiving scam text messages for a few years now. How do these scam people get my number?
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I don't know. But I think our information is sold when we share our information.
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https://www.textmagic.com/blog/how-do-scammers-get-your-cellphone-number/ Also, some people inside companies are part of scamming and will give your number and details to the scammers. We have tv programs on this sort of thing in the UK, this is why I try to do as little as I can when it comes to bills and banking online. I still get paper billing and still go directly to the bank. I don't like having loyalty cards either. Unfortunately, in this day and age, you are the product, and the target, so they sell your data, and then target you.
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Shadow Of The Mind Sounds worrying -
Creamcrackered Yeah not great, just try and keep as much information to yourself regarding details, that's all you can do really Shadow. -
Shadow Of The Mind Sounds reasonable. The only details I have online are e-commerce websites like EBay and PayPal and my card details on my iPhone for purchasing songs and items on different websites that sell items but I’m careful with the website itself to know it’s for real and authentication such as the padlock symbol on the URL. If the website says not secure I do not go any further and close that webpage. My details should be safe as long as I keep my password to myself.
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Have you ever received a call or text from yourself? I have.
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business people give em your number
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you have signed yourself up somewhere when you have entered your number into some form or someone that doesn't like you has done it to annoy you. Block the number and get over it.
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Shadow Of The Mind
It’s a different number every time and I keep blocking the numbers yet I still receive scam texts
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Black Mystique 
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