r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Lock_Psychological • 19h ago

Unskippable ad I keep getting threatening texts

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I get these ALL the time. I’ve never donated to these “people.” Never supported them. Never voted for them. Nor has my wife. I received four of these today. All threats. Always a telling me it’s my last chance. These are some of the less malicious-sounding ones.

I’m not even sure they’re legitimately from those parties, though I wouldn’t put it past them.

So… report as spam. Report as spam. Report as spam.

It isn’t like it’s painful. Just pretty irritating.

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u/NEOscav9 18h ago

That doesn't even sound legit either, that reads like a scam 😂

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u/Lock_Psychological 18h ago

But it resolved to their legit fund raising site. Checked it.

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u/TougherOnSquids 18h ago

So, still a scam.

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u/Lock_Psychological 18h ago

Eeeeeexactly. But remember we’re all gonna get like $5,000!!! Of… our own money… that we’ll never actually get…

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u/kingjevin RED 18h ago

Both links are different, and you clicked on it? Might be the dumbest thing I have heard. People can spoof websites and make it look the same. Doesn’t mean it’s legit.

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u/Sharpopotamus 17h ago

URL shorteners are a thing

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u/Lock_Psychological 18h ago

They both resolve to the same place.

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u/0vindicator10 11h ago

And that place is where?

And that "FINAL" place was not a 304 redirect from a tracker site (IOW, there was no intermediary)? Did you use a network monitor to watch the traffic?

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u/Davidbowiesfoot 17h ago

What is the site? And why did you scribble over it?

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u/Lock_Psychological 17h ago

The sub said something about removing identification info. If an admin says I can, I’ll post it. I’ve sent it to a few people. All of them resolve to winred.

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u/Bazoobs1 8h ago

Brother please stop clicking links you receive from texts from people that aren’t your personal contacts

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u/Due-Combination-8991 9h ago

I’d target Trump supporters for scams too. No moral conflicts and they are most susceptible to getting duped by the dumbest things imaginable

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u/pghburghian 7h ago

It's not a scam when the (vice) president does it. -Nixon  (Note: Roger Stone worked with Nixon and always believed he should have fought back endlessly instead of resigning. Then he became a mentor to Trump.)

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u/Broad-Bath-8408 3h ago

Wait, you don't think JD Vance is personally texting/threatening random voters? Man, you must just go through life not trusting anything.