Is this a new scam?

[fleur-de-lisa]

I keep getting text messages that are sent to my phone number at work. Our phone system converts them to text and sends me an email that provides the message and the number from which it was sent.

It appears to be from a local number, but it's so easy to mask phone numbers, who knows if it really is local. I don't recognize the number.

The message in the text is always the same: "Sorry, I can't talk right now."

I have the ability to respond to the text using our phone system, but I haven't and don't intend to.

Has anyone else experienced this?

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Sounds more like a bug. Your system thinks you called a an inaccessible number. Anyone else...

getting these messages?

[Wounded Bear]

2. I'm no expert, but it sounds like it might be some kind of phishing op...

I think you are right to be skeptical.

I get a lot of spam urging me to "Quick! We need to confirm your unsubscribe now!" Sounds like the same kind of thing, along with the ones begging me to please stop sending them nude pictures of myself.

Annoying, but I recently clicked on an unrelated "unsubscribe" requests. My spam went up about 200%.

[flying_wahini]

3. Block it. They are trying to get YOU to call them .... that gives them license to sell your number

To others for profit due to same kind of company. If it's important they will contact you another way.

[fleur-de-lisa]

4. That's what I was thinking.

[rsdsharp]

5. I get that on my cell phone once in a while.

Since I virtually never send text messages, and then only to my wife, I've assumed it's a scam.

[gratuitous]

6. I get texts addressed to "Summer"

There's always some blind web address, daring me to click. Block sender. Delete text. Move on.