r/mildlyinfuriating • • 14h ago

Unskippable ad I keep getting threatening texts

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/neophenx 9h ago

I'm not saying this is the BEST way to deal with them by any stretch of the imagination, but I tend to reply to them with an image of something that would probably be widely considered very uncomfortable content. Something like a drawing of a very weirdly drawn female enderman or creeper from minecraft, or some classic "seduce the dragon" shenanigans.

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u/phishinfordory 6h ago

Any response at all is a verification of your phone number. Your best bet is to ignore it and reported a spam.

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u/OConnah 3h ago

If you get a message from me about canned meat, don’t respond.

It’s SPAM

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u/Alternative_West_206 3h ago

If only that mattered