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Learn more Allow cookies SECTIONS Skip to Content PEOPLE ARE GETTING WRONG-NUMBER TEXTS FROM WOMAN IN NEW SCAM | MIAMI HERALD Subscribe Sign In Subscribe SUBMIT SECTIONS Search Home Customer Service Site Information Contact Us About Us Herald Store RSS Feeds Special Sections Advertise Advertise with Us Media Kit Mobile Mobile Apps & eReaders Newsletters Social Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube eEdition -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Condo Collapse: Full Coverage Condo Collapse: Personal Stories News Sections News South Florida Miami-Dade Broward Florida Keys Florida Politics Recalls Weird News Weather National & World Colombia National World Americas Cuba Haiti Venezuela Local Issues Crime Education Environment Health Care Traffic Curious305 Immigration Sports Sections Sports Blogs & Columnists Pro & College Miami Dolphins Miami Heat Miami Marlins Florida Panthers Inter Miami College Sports University of Miami Florida International University of Florida Florida State University More Sports High School Sports Auto Racing Wrestling & MMA Golf Horse Racing Outdoors Soccer Tennis Other Sports Politics Politics Elections The Florida Influencer Series Florida Politics Business Sections Business Business Monday Banking Real Estate News Technology Tourism & Cruises Startup Pitch Competition Product Recalls Living Sections Living Fashion Health & Fitness Home & Garden Pets Travel Blogs & Columnists Dave Barry Flashback Miami Entertainment Sections Entertainment Books Comics Games & Puzzles Horoscopes Movies Music & Nightlife People Performing Arts Restaurants TV Visual Arts More Entertainment Events Calendar Miami.com Opinion Sections All Opinion Editorials Op-Ed Editorial Cartoons Letters to the Editor Submit a Letter Meet the Editorial Board Blogs & Columnists Columnist Directory Andres Oppenheimer Carl Hiaasen Leonard Pitts Jr. Fabiola Santiago Obituaries Obituaries Obituaries in the News Place an Obituary Video All videos News Video Sports Video Politics Video Business Video Living Video Entertainment Video Weather Video Crime Video -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sports Betting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Classifieds All Classifieds Employment Obituaries Place an ad Sponsored Content Paid Content by BrandPoint Reviews Public Notices Jobs Mobile & Apps Archives -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- el Nuevo Herald Miami.com NATIONAL HAVE YOU GOTTEN A WRONG-NUMBER TEXT WITH A WOMAN’S SELFIE? DON’T RESPOND, EXPERTS SAY By Mike Stunson March 10, 2022 3:46 PM * * * * * * * * ORDER REPRINT → People throughout the United States have been getting an unsolicited text message accompanied by a photo of a young woman. Mike Stunson If you receive an unsolicited text message along with a photo of an unknown young woman, don’t answer it, experts warn. In the latest text messaging scam, people throughout the United States have been receiving a text — likely from a number with the same area code as their own — from a rather friendly woman. “it’s been a little bit since u called, do u want me yet?” one text reads. Others have received texts with similar phrasing. “What’s up handsome! I had so much enjoyment the other night. What do you feel ab round 2?” another reads. Many of the texts include a selfie of a red-haired woman, likely in her 20s or 30s — except that’s not who is actually sending the text. “I did a double-take,” Pam Anson, the director of brand outreach for the Better Business Bureau serving Greater Cleveland, told WOIO. “It’s a different approach than most scammers take and I didn’t think anything too seriously until more of my friends started to say that they also received it.” One theory that has circulated on social media is that the scam is related to sex trafficking. One viral post says that by responding, the person on the receiving end “can track your location.” But that’s not accurate, says Ron Pierce, president of IT company Trinity Solutions. “It’s a spam text message,” Pierce told WFMY. “It’s kind of one of those social myths, it gets circulated every now and then. This one has been going around since at least 2020, and maybe even a little before. Then it used to be just the whole sex trafficking angle, but now it’s, ‘watch out, they could track you.’ It’s a lie, they can’t track you by responding to the text or clicking anything like that.” That’s not to say answering the wrong-number text isn’t without some risks, however. By responding, you confirm to the scammer that your phone number is legitimate and they are able to get additional numbers, says Robyn Householder, CEO of BBB Middle Tennessee. “Once they have access to your phone, then they have access to your contact list,” she told WSMV. “One victim makes it a good day for them.” It also may be a part of a romance scam, which have been on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission says people have lost more than $1.3 billion to romance scams in the past five years — including $547 million last year. The scammers are deceitful and may try to con you out of your personal information or money, said Angie Barnett, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Greater Maryland. “They’re charming, they say the right thing, they make you feel important,” Barnett told WMAR. “They give you what you need.’ All of the experts agree on one thing — don’t respond. Screenshot the text and reach out to your local law enforcement, they suggest. 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