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Stinky The Clown

(68,822 posts)
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 05:46 PM Tuesday

Did anyone else get this text?

Can you donate to get college students pizza on October 18, No Kings Day? >> blue-future.org/l/OB5kLc

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I can be wrong, but my spidey sense says SCAM
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Did anyone else get this text? (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Tuesday OP
Just now I got the same text......................... Lovie777 Tuesday #1
Basically, I now consider EVERY text asking for money as a scam Attilatheblond Tuesday #2
Got one last week begging for $ for college kids to attend No Kings Protests Attilatheblond Tuesday #3
I got that one too. rzemanfl Tuesday #9
It's a PAC focused on politically organizing young people and getting them to stay involved WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #4
I got this same text LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #5
Just Say NO Hekate Tuesday #6
Got it also.... walkingman Tuesday #7
I did. rzemanfl Tuesday #8
Platform paid for by ActBlue (actblue.com) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee. Contributions Celerity Tuesday #10
Yes, I deleted it and reported it as spam. beaglelover Tuesday #11
Just received it and deleted it w/o opening. Polly Hennessey Tuesday #12
Twice today! nt drmeow Tuesday #13
I got it on my cell that I NEVER give the number out for Nictuku Tuesday #14
Guessing they don't need your number. I think they have computers that just dial numbers in order Attilatheblond Tuesday #15
I didn't SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #16
Yes diehardblue Tuesday #17

Attilatheblond

(7,454 posts)
2. Basically, I now consider EVERY text asking for money as a scam
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 05:48 PM
Tuesday

Only donating to candidates/causes I fully understand as legit and NEVER from random text pleas from anybody with a mailing list.

Celerity

(52,468 posts)
10. Platform paid for by ActBlue (actblue.com) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee. Contributions
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 06:24 PM
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Nictuku

(4,392 posts)
14. I got it on my cell that I NEVER give the number out for
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 07:07 PM
Tuesday

I'm retired. Where I live I have very low, if any, cellular connectivity. Therefore I NEVER give this phone number out, I can't use it for texting (unless to another iPhone), and so I just don't use it for those purposes.

I did receive that text message. I was wondering where they got that number from.

I don't respond to ANY texts like this. I think responding tells them they have a legit # to harass. (I am all for No Kings Day, but usually I get stuff asking me to click this link, or to call back, that they have been trying to reach me (no names used, and I get the same text/voicemail message from several different area codes).

I suspect them all!

And WHY isn't Congress talking about or doing anything about all the ways in which we are (attempted) to be scammed? Seems like a National Emergency to me.

They call your phone, they text you, they pop up on your computer and try to fool you. I am aware of the fact that these are all scams, but I worry about our elders, who do not have the same kind of computer savvy as our younger people do (and I am no spring chicken myself)

BEWARE! DON'T CLICK ON ANY LINKS IN TEXT OR EMAIL MESSAGES, DO NOT PRESS #1 ON UNKNOWN PHONE CALLS, AND MOST OF ALL: DON'T GET SCAMMED. NEVER give access to your computer or smart phone to unknown people, they will drain your bank account if you use online banking. VPNs are Good.

Stay safe! We have to watch each others backs.

Attilatheblond

(7,454 posts)
15. Guessing they don't need your number. I think they have computers that just dial numbers in order
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 07:31 PM
Tuesday

Being on No Call lists are no help for computer generated mass text messages

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