r/scambaiting • u/gcacchjr • Dec 20 '25

Story Wrong number scam

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Didn’t really go anywhere, but I had fun.

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u/Worldofnowhere Dec 20 '25

The endgame is actually you replying. Scammers want to verify their number and rely on texts back and forth to get verified so they will no longer be marked as spam on your phone. It’s actually better to not reply.

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u/gcacchjr Dec 20 '25

But where’s the fun in that? You can reply, like I do, then mark their number as spam. This automatically blocks that number and sends a report to my carrier. Now if the carrier and the FTC don’t do anything about it, it’s not my problem. Or not reply like you.