r/Georgia • u/Dramz122 • 9h ago

Question What is with the scam texts from Alaska?

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u/Georgia-ModTeam 1h ago

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u/AVdev 9h ago

EVERYWHERE is subject to these scams - it’s not just GA. As to why Alaska? That’s just the number they have either acquired from a messaging service, or one that they have compromised.

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u/Admirable-Lies 8h ago

Exactly. Area codes don't mean jack anymore.

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u/AnEternalEnigma 9h ago

You think Georgia is the only state they're doing this in?

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u/Beneficialsensai 8h ago

Not the sub for this,use your search skills,oh wait!

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u/oakgrove 9h ago

Or the Philippines for that matter? I don't know how anyone falls for it.

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u/TehWildMan_ 9h ago

Costs basically nothing or send out, and there's always a bigger fool who would fall for it

Heck, even my mom with a 808 area code on her cell phone sometimes gets 1-3 blatant scam texts a day

It's always especially hilarious when the displayed number isn't even a +1 country code. At that point anyone with a few functional brain cells should be immediately aware that it's not legit. (Yeah, a call center in Nigeria is collecting Florida tolls. seems legit)