SECURITYJul 21 · 22:45 UTCR/SCAMS/u/NC654

(US) Received text message about trespass

A person received a threatening text message accusing them of trespassing, despite being over 1,500 miles away from the sender's location. The message's area code and number appeared untraceable, leading the recipient to suspect a scam. The sender claimed to call the police if the 'trespassing' occurred again.

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SECURITYJul 15 · 21:01 UTC
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SECURITYJul 9 · 22:51 UTC
US: Suspicious text that appears to be a scam or a phishing attempt
SECURITYJul 15 · 06:07 UTC
[AUS] Received a text message from a number I don’t know
SECURITYJul 1 · 02:38 UTC
[US] I think I told scammers I was out of town and confirmed my home address
SECURITYJul 16 · 04:11 UTC
[us] is this person texting me and my friend a scam? i’m so confused.
SECURITYJul 17 · 01:29 UTC
[US] Not sure if this is a new form of scam or some weird new alert thing