Odd Text Messages...
By DE
@DaddyEvil (137634)
United States
July 19, 2022 4:44pm CST
Yesterday I got a text message asking for Josie on my phone... I don't know a Josie, so told the person they must have the wrong number.
The person then asked how long I'd had my number and what my name was.... I told the person I'd owned this number for well over twenty years....
The person then asked for my name again and if I'd like to visit for a while...
I blocked the number.
When I told Pretty about the odd messages, she started laughing and said some girl must have met a creep so gave him a random phone number... I just happened to be the recipient of her creep's messages.
While I find it pretty funny now, I do wish she could have thought up someone else's number to give him.
Have you received any weird texts lately?
Photo has nothing to do with this discussion. Photo is ostrich ferns in my yard. Photo is mine.
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51 responses
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
20 Jul 22
Thank you.
This is the weirdest thing that's happened to me in a while. (My phone doesn't ring if the person calling me isn't in my contact list.)
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil My cell phone doesn’t ring as much but my landline goes crazy.
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@sjvg1976 (41290)
• Delhi, India
20 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil what settings have you made that your phone doesn't ring when person calling you isn't your contact list.
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@DevMrSamEleazar (14058)
• Philippines
20 Jul 22
Fun fact Josie is name of my grandma. (Ask my dad and aunt)
Oh well those creeps who give random numbers. (I once did it to my classmate)
I gave my number and I said text it.
and I said we meet in that area and I saw him go there but he did not know I was the one who doin it.
I guess I got karma in that thing I did, cuz after just that. I accidentally make my tablet fell on ground
Nope I havent recieve yet.
Come on you are so funny while I was reading the last line.
I gave my number and I said text it. and I said we meet in that area and I saw him go there but he did not know I was the one who doin it.
I guess I got karma in that thing I did, cuz after just that. I accidentally make my tablet fell on ground
Nope I havent recieve yet.
Come on you are so funny while I was reading the last line.4 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
I think I'd have fun talking with your grandma. 
(I'd tease her and get her to tell me more fun stuff about you! 
)
Oopsie! Yeah, karma will get you sooner or later. I'm glad it was just your tablet that fell and not you!
I'm sure you'll receive some weird texts when you get a phone, too.
I will ask for your phone number, when you get one, and send you weird texts.
(I'd tease her and get her to tell me more fun stuff about you! )
Oopsie! Yeah, karma will get you sooner or later. I'm glad it was just your tablet that fell and not you!
I'm sure you'll receive some weird texts when you get a phone, too.
I will ask for your phone number, when you get one, and send you weird texts. 3 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
@DevMrSamEleazar You're just scared your grandma will tell me all the funny things from when you were a kid!
Yeah, we don't want that! 
Hmm... when is your birthday? 
(I never had a piggy bank, either. When I was little my dad cut a hole in a plastic like to a plastic jar for me to save money in. I still have the plastic jar... 
)
Texting to other countries and even talking to people in other countries is allowed on an app like Whatsapp. I talk with vanny in India on Whatsapp quite often. (It is free, except it uses wifi and electricity.)
You're just scared your grandma will tell me all the funny things from when you were a kid!
Yeah, we don't want that!
Hmm... when is your birthday? (I never had a piggy bank, either. When I was little my dad cut a hole in a plastic like to a plastic jar for me to save money in. I still have the plastic jar... )
Texting to other countries and even talking to people in other countries is allowed on an app like Whatsapp. I talk with vanny in India on Whatsapp quite often. (It is free, except it uses wifi and electricity.)1 person likes this
@DevMrSamEleazar (14058)
• Philippines
23 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil oh no that is not good. I will not recommend here mylot...
Yeah lol. Cuz if I fell I might gone into backrooms lol
Yea lol. But it's too far, my goal in my birthday is to get phone tho.
I am saving in my cardboard bank(not piggy bank)
Wait does texting from other countries allowed?
Yeah lol. Cuz if I fell I might gone into backrooms lol
Yea lol. But it's too far, my goal in my birthday is to get phone tho.
I am saving in my cardboard bank(not piggy bank)
Wait does texting from other countries allowed?3 people like this
@snowy22315 (182175)
• United States
20 Jul 22
No, I have a new number with my current phone and no one knows what it is... It is only available for those I choose to give it to.
. It is only available for those I choose to give it to.2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
You could always post your new number on myLot. I promise, we wouldn't give it out to more than two or three million people.
I don't give my phone number out, either. But Pretty keeps listing it on different stuff online. *sigh* I keep telling her to list her number but she says she doesn't want to get weird phone calls and text messages. 
I don't give my phone number out, either. But Pretty keeps listing it on different stuff online. *sigh* I keep telling her to list her number but she says she doesn't want to get weird phone calls and text messages. 1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
@snowy22315 That's true. It always tries to harvest data from us, so we might as well use it all we can.
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@much2say (56053)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Jul 22
Sorry, I had to laugh . . . because our friend's dog's name is Josie . . . she had a birthday yesterday and I texted HER (well, her human mom ).
If I get texts that weren't meant for me, I don't even reply and just delete. I rarely get fun ones like you did 
.
).
If I get texts that weren't meant for me, I don't even reply and just delete. I rarely get fun ones like you did .2 people like this
@much2say (56053)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil I did reply once - the guy was inquiring about some job - and I had to tell him he totally had the wrong number. He apologized, but then 5 minutes later he texted a similar inquiry again. I told him he texted the same number - you would think he would see that on his phone. And then a week later, he tried again. Did he not believe me? I didn't reply.
- you would think he would see that on his phone. And then a week later, he tried again. Did he not believe me? I didn't reply.1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
I normally delete them, too. I don't know why I bothered to tell the person it was a wrong number.
I'm not sure I'd consider that a "fun" text, though. 1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
24 Jul 22
@much2say It's possible he deleted the texts and then tried the number he had again. I've done that before.
How are you and your family doing? Anything interesting going on with you all?
It's possible he deleted the texts and then tried the number he had again. I've done that before.
How are you and your family doing? Anything interesting going on with you all?1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121714)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jul 22
I will get random text messages every once in a while addressed to Richard, asking if I’d be willing to sell my property at such and such address. I usually just delete them, but one of these days I’m going to respond and tell them that I (Richard) am ready to sell said property at a very hefty price.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
1 Aug 22
Remind me not to buy Richard's property, especially if he's wanting cash up front! 2 people like this
@moffittjc (121714)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jul 22
@VivaLaDani13 Of course, I would demand payment up front, cash only! Haha
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
12 Aug 22
Yeah, that's what other people have told me, too. I'm glad I blocked the number from contacting me again. 2 people like this
@kaylachan (71762)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul 22
I've gotten some texts from random people looking for someone. Only when I say 'sorry, wrong number' they claim they mistyped a digit somewhere.
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@kaylachan (71762)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil I don't get them very often.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
Normally, I delete texts like that. I don't know why I bothered to respond to it, actually.
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
20 Jul 22
I put my number on a list to get messages from Donald Trump's campaign, thinking it would alert me to all his upcoming rallies (so I could keep myself & my family away from those 'super-spreaders'). And maybe it WOULD have, but not before it sent me a doesn't 'begs for donations,' and I got off that list 
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
25 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil I didn't "count" them; I meant 'dozen' the same way people use 'a few' or 'a bunch' or 'a flood' or 'bazillions.'
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
I'm surprised you only received a dozen texts begging for donations before you got off his register.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
25 Jul 22
@mythociate Oh, okay. I would have just said "a lot" because it's not worth counting how many times someone begs for something.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
Thank you.
Yes, I responded on her discussion. I knew "Josie" was familiar but couldn't remember why.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
But you might have missed your chance at true love! 1 person likes this
@gtdoss (1013)
• United States
6 Aug 22
You were right to block that number, as the person texting you sounds a little suspicious! I've not received any weird texts, but just the other day I got a voicemail message on my phone for someone else. The caller was so mad at someone that he cursed up a blue streak and I was the lucky recipient!
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
6 Aug 22
Yeah, several people in my comments thought it was a scammer trying to get information from me. I'm old but not old enough to fall for that kind of thing.
My phone won't accept calls unless the person is in my contact list. Everyone else has to send me a text if they change their phone number so I can add them to the contact list.
I'm really sorry that happened to you.
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
20 Jul 22
One time I had a women keep calling and asking for someone, finally I said impatiently, "mam, you have the wrong number." She became very irate and stated, "no, you have the wrong number."
I also had to laugh at this comeback.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
26 Jul 22
@misunderstood_zombie That's actually possible, too.
That's actually possible, too.1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
She forgot she called you!
Some people have a screw or two loose! 1 person likes this
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
26 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil I didn't think about her believing she called me. I thought she didn't have a good comeback and stole mine.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
@sjvg1976 I'm happy to see you, my friend! 
My eyes have been swelled closed for five days. I thought I was never going to be able to open them again.
I'm happy to see you, my friend! My eyes have been swelled closed for five days. I thought I was never going to be able to open them again. 1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
I should ask your phone number so I can give it to creeps like that!
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
29 Aug 22
That's true. I got a phone call a few days ago with some guy asking for my daughter. He couldn't remember her name but said she gave him the number at a bar. Pretty hasn't been to a bar since she came home from college 10 years ago. I just blocked his number.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
30 Aug 22
@DianneN Normally, my phone won't ring if the number calling me isn't in my phone's memory already. But I'm getting so many doctors calling lately and they won't use the same number twice, so I had to stop doing that. *sigh*
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Sounds like a creep who should be blocked. Good going
@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
1 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil I am glad you blocked the number. My first thought was it was a scam because it's amazing (well "scary" really) how far scammers are going nowadays. I wondered if this was a scammer who typed in any random numbers pretending it was a mix-up only to learn your name and then do something further with your name and number. But either way, like I said, glad you blocked them.
I haven't had any weird texts lately but our home phone number is a major target for scam calls. The most common one is people from the "Technical Department" and saying they see weird / suspicious behaviour coming from our internet. It's a bunch of bull. Some times I say "Oh, that's weird as we don't have the internet." And they hang up.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
1 Aug 22
Yeah, there's really no telling if Pretty was right or if you've got it right. I'd like to think I wouldn't fall for a scam but they don't know how old I am, either. Scammers could be hoping for someone old and no longer mentally stable.
We got rid of the home phone around 15 years ago when we both bought cell phones. I had already turned off long distance on it and AT&T tried to charge me extra because I "didn't have it fully hooked up". That was enough. I told them to disconnect it.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
1 Aug 22
@VivaLaDani13 I thought it was really funny but several people said it might have been someone trying to scam me. I'm glad I blocked them after the first two messages.
I get enough of that kind of crap in my email. Thankfully, I hardly see any of it anymore. I started blocking it years ago when I set up my account and most of it goes right into my trash folder, which I dump every time I open my email.
I'm always afraid pony is going to get scammed. He really isn't very sophisticated online. (He sees what JJ does and wants to do the same kinds of stuff. I keep telling him not to do it, though.)
We never used the house phone after we got the cell phones anyway. AT&T had already raised my rates for basic calling from $12 a month to $24 a month, so I was ready to let them go anyway. We only had the phone through them.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
7 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil There are so many scammers around. And it's getting worse I feel. Even on Facebook lately when trying to sell things, the scammers are multiplying like crazy. 
I am so glad it just goes to the trash and you do whatever you can to decrease it. JJ does such an awesome job. I really enjoy reading or listening to him dealing with scammers. I haven't read anything about poor Pony dealing with them. I hope they don't trick him into any bull crap!
I don't blame you for getting rid of that company even for those rates alone! I know a lot of people who have just stopped using their home phone and now using mobiles instead. A lot cheaper I guess too depending.
How are you and how is Pretty going? I hope you are both doing well!
I am so glad it just goes to the trash and you do whatever you can to decrease it. JJ does such an awesome job. I really enjoy reading or listening to him dealing with scammers. I haven't read anything about poor Pony dealing with them. I hope they don't trick him into any bull crap!
I don't blame you for getting rid of that company even for those rates alone! I know a lot of people who have just stopped using their home phone and now using mobiles instead. A lot cheaper I guess too depending.
How are you and how is Pretty going? I hope you are both doing well!1 person likes this
@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
21 Jul 22
No, but get calls for help with my taxes. Funny because my earnings, is what get paid here,, believe me I don't need help. I've got to report my earnings, in Hawaii, as a business tax, it's law, locally. Glad you blocked stalker spam texter.
Funny because my earnings, is what get paid here,, believe me I don't need help. I've got to report my earnings, in Hawaii, as a business tax, it's law, locally. Glad you blocked stalker spam texter.1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
I don't have to report earnings from myLot on my taxes, according to the lady at H&R Block. She said the earnings weren't enough to make a difference.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
24 Jul 22
@oahuwriter Nope!
You should have a local H&R Block. They give free tax advice here, at least. I don't see a reason they wouldn't there, too.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
24 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil
I see. Hmm, Did H&R Block say we have to report it anywhere?
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@Adie04 (17360)
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20 Jul 22
Oh yes, I've experience a similar things like yours. Not recently, but last year if I'm not mistaken.
I've been using the same number for a few years and suddenly a guy claiming me as Clera he have known for a few years. I was like, who are you? And he didn't tell who he is. Well, I ignore because, what's the point of talking if he doesn't even tell who he is right?
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
Some guys are creeps! You should always delete the text and block the number when that happens.
Or, tell him you're 97 years old and would LOVE to meet him! 1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
Hola Ric! I'm doing well, how about you?
Usually, my phone rejects calls from numbers that aren't in my contact list, but it will accept texts from anybody. (If friends get a new phone number, they have to text me so I can put the new number into the contact list before they can call me.)
I don't get calls from unknown numbers but accept texts from unknown ones. But texts are easy enough to delete, too.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
23 Jul 22
@MrDenata I thought you might be busy again since you haven't been here for so long.
I think that's the best way not to get phone calls from weird people wanting money. 
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@MrDenata (12262)
• Indonesia
23 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil am good, DE, i've been very busy lately but today, i give myself a break for a while.
Me too, DE (my friends have to text me first, if they change their number).
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