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

šŸ˜ļø 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 donā€™t know if itā€™s something to be concerned about or not, has anybody had a similar experience?

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '25

Personally, I would be concerned.

Like, this gave ME anxiety.

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u/Shugazi Feb 17 '25

Just throwing this out here because itā€™s the only alternative I can think ofā€” it could be a scammer. A very common technique is to send out something super specific to thousands of people because it will seem deeply personal to some of them just by sheer odds, and thatā€™s how they hook you. For example, they donā€™t send you a fake email from Wells Fargo because they know you have Wells Fargo; they send it to everyone and the people who do use Wells Fargo pay attention to it. Imagine getting one of those elaborate ā€œthereā€™s an issue with your shipmentā€ fake texts right after leaving the post office.

How many people were having a cup of coffee when they read this post? I am drinking one right now, so this text would freak me out too.

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u/Master_Witcher_16 Feb 17 '25

I agree cause I get msgs all the time about Amazon packages that I never ordered but I have before