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Killing Unwanted Text Messages from Yahoo! Alerts?

Posted by Cliff on from the dealing-with-phone-spam dept.

Creighti asks: "When I first got my new cellphone I immediately received several automated Text Message 'Alerts' from Yahoo and MSN which recurred on a daily basis. My guess was (is) that the previous owner of my cell phone number signed up for these things. Six months later I'm still getting unwanted text messages from Yahoo! Alerts. I managed to get rid of the MSN messages by signing up with MSN (gack), registering the phone number as mine, and de-selecting all text messages. I've tried the same trick with Yahoo. I've tried filling out the Yahoo! Help form that appeared to apply (interestingly enough, the Yahoo Help entry I've used several times to request they stop sending the unwanted alert appears to have been removed, but clicking the 'No' button on this page would work). I've even tried emailing abuse@yahoo.com. Anyone else getting text-message spammed by Yahoo! (or any other service)? Any suggestions for what I should do next to try and get Yahoo! to stop sending these unwanted messages?" Why aren't the text message preferences deleted when the cancellation notices comes thru?

10 of 388 comments (clear)

  1. Oops... by gUmbi · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't think of that...I feel sorry for the owners of my last 3 cellphone numbers.

  2. Sue - Its the American Way by csritchie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Go through your local fast food drive-thru, order a coffee and make sure you spill it on yourself as you are reading your messages. I'm pretty sure the warning labels on the coffee do not yet include: Warning! Do not drink while reading text messages.

  3. I have to remember that excuse by typical+geek · · Score: 4, Funny

    honest honey, all the porno text ads are from the previous owner of the cell phone.

    1. Re:I have to remember that excuse by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      "honest honey, all the porno text ads are from the previous owner of the cell phone."

      "Then explain why you paid $400 for a phone with a color screen."

  4. Re:Well if it's with Sprint by archeopterix · · Score: 2, Funny
    5 years ago, it was computer email spam. Today it's cell-phone spam. Who knows what it'll be in 5 years, or what the costs will be?
    Spammers spamming my internet-enabled fridge with free samples of spam?
  5. Speaking of email to phones.... by raehl · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does anyone have Alan Rasky's cell phone number?

    I have a couple really good deals on Viagra and Penis Enlargement to pass on.

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  6. I feel so guilty. by Unknown+Poltroon · · Score: 4, Funny

    youre bob@bob.com, areny you?!? You poor spam buried bastard, ive been using that as a throwaway address for years.

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    All Troll + "offtopic" mods are meta moderated as "Unfair", because you abused the system.
  7. Change your e-mail address if possible by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I used to get a lot of important e-mail from the folks at Microsoft telling me about their wonderful products. After making several unsuccessful attempts to get off their mailing list, I finally changed my profile and set my e-mail address to postmaster@microsoft.com. Worked like a charm.

    ---insert signature line here---

  8. I Kept Getting SMS from a National Football Team by AShocka · · Score: 2, Funny

    to show up to training for their squad. I never knew they were so desperate for the services of an overweight late 40's something. It went on for months. They even rang, but I ignored them, they just couldn't afford me.

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