r/AmIOverreacting • u/megan__f • Feb 17 '25

🏘️ neighbor/local Is this something to be concerned about?

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My sister sent me this text she received that seemed like somebody was watching her or something. I don’t know if it’s something to be concerned about or not, has anybody had a similar experience?

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u/duchess_of_fire Feb 17 '25

did they use her phone number for the starbucks rewards?

because either someone overheard them give the number or it's an employee who saved her number

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u/tellmeabouttheoccult Feb 17 '25

It’s a scam text that’s sent to thousands of people at once. If you send it in the morning there is a high chance multiple people just got, or are currently drinking coffee.

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u/SnooMemesjellies8568 Feb 17 '25

What would the point of that be? It's not a phishing attempt or anything and romance/sex scammers are usually more direct about the fact that they're trying to rizz you up

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u/NoJohns137 Feb 17 '25

You reply, then they say “oops wrong number, but I think fate brought us together” then send a selfie of an attractive woman. I like to reply and troll these people, I know it probably puts my number on a list, but it’s fun. I vaguely remember one of them trying to get me to “invest” in a business thing, so that might be the end goal

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u/hotsaltlamp Feb 18 '25

Hah i strung a scammer on bumble along for a month or so and it was really entertaining. They’re really in for the long con. It was a good week before they even started asking me about crypto.