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<p>Wow, I have gotten nothing like that and I'm bugged. weird things
have happened which I put out to the group a couple of years back
but your stuff is really weird. Hope someone can figure out WTF it
is.</p>
<p>Best</p>
<p>Brian<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/9/19 12:51 PM, Tom Ashcraft wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Hey NMGLUGers,
This scenario is potentially a bit off-topic. But I'm reaching out to you for
discussion because I generally like to keep it local and deal with people
whom I might actually meet at some point, people with whom I might develop a
degree of mutual understanding and personal investment. Call it "community"
if you like.
After many years of resistance I recently broke down and acquired my first
smart phone, a different service provider, and a new number. Time to clean
house, too much old information and random vulnerabilities floating around in
the ether; lots of weird phishing and robo calls, etc.
I am hooked but not enthusiastic about the new device (Moto G6, Ting). Google
and Android totally creep me out, but I think I've got that aspect as
constrained as is reasonably possible. (Synced Contacts being the really
horrible, notable exception.)
I'm keeping the old $10 Tracfone "feature phone" around until the renew date
so I don't inadvertently cut off old friends and contacts I can't deal with in
the near term.
In the last couple of months I've received probably three very strange but
similar text messages on the Tracfone. Part of the reason I finally decided
to make the switch. This is the most recent:
1-400-200-501
FRM:larryet
MSG:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http:///20kr.Du0.s.h.icu">http:///20kr.Du0.s.h.icu</a>? ee2py neckas he drew short
I don't dare type any of it into a browser. Can anyone decode or explain it
to me? Is it some kind of hack or is it just kids on drugs or something?
Thanks,
Tom
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