Verizon formally acknowledged the issue on Tuesday and said its team, as well as U.S. law enforcement, are working to find out who or what is the source of the spam texts.
No, that text you just received from yourself is not the future you letting you know what stocks to invest in to become a millionaire. It’s spam and it appears to be impacting Verizon customers.
"Verizon is aware that bad actors are sending spam text messages to some customers which appear to come from the customers' own number. Our team is actively working to block these messages, and we have engaged with U.S. law enforcement to identify and stop the source of this fraudulent activity. Verizon continues to work on behalf of our customers to prevent spam texts and related activity," a company spokesperson told FOX TV Stations in an email.
Verizon assured customers that forwarding the text to their spam team would not flag or block their numbers.
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