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usonian

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6. Highly recommended. Go to a verified website or call a verified number.

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 06:34 AM

5 hrs ago

Links can be deceptive. People who are called should call back, but to the known entity's number.

I'd like to say search, but search engines (starts with a G) allow fake names and ads to pop to the top of search results.

Use your judgment.

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Do not reply to suspicious texts. Here's why. [View all] usonian 12 hrs ago OP

Good advice EarlG 12 hrs ago #1

Yes, good advice. I also block the numbers. Auggie 6 hrs ago #4

Thanks thinkingagain 12 hrs ago #2

🤡 From 3 years ago. ItsjustMe 12 hrs ago #3

I have gotten quite a few "UPS undeliverable" texts.. I just dump them. If I really have a question I bypass the link mitch96 5 hrs ago #5

Highly recommended. Go to a verified website or call a verified number. usonian 5 hrs ago #6