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  2. How to identify a fake text message: Online skills 101 - AOL

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    The phone number may not be in the right format Take a look at the numbers your last several (non-friend) texts have come from. A lot of the ones from businesses will show a 5- or 6-digit "short ...

  3. Last-call return - Wikipedia

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    The number for this facility varies with country and provider: United States and Canada: Vertical service code *69; 1169 on rotary phone/pulse dial telephones. The prompt voice behind most U.S. AT&T implementations of this feature is Pat Fleet. Where available, it is offered on a per-call charge (typically 50¢) or an unlimited-use monthly ...

  4. Who's really behind that random strange text from nowhere? - AOL

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    Block the number: Use your phone's built-in blocking features to prevent further contact. For iPhone: Open the message , tap the sender's name or number , select "Info ," then " Block Caller ."

  5. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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    This scam starts with a text message or voicemail saying you need to take action to receive your package. ... Register on the National Do Not Call Registry: Put your phone number on the Federal Do ...

  6. Short code - Wikipedia

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    Messages sent to a short code can be billed at a higher rate than a standard SMS and may even subscribe a customer to a recurring monthly service that will be added to the customer's mobile-phone bill until the user texts, for example, the word "STOP" to terminate the service.

  7. How to tell if someone blocked your number - AOL

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    When you look at your messages with the person you think blocked you, look for that confirmation. “The last message that you know was received and responded to…should have a ‘delivered ...

  8. Caller ID spoofing - Wikipedia

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    The fake number was intended to prevent the extensions of its reporters appearing in call logs, and thus protect reporters from having to divulge calls made to anonymous sources. The Times abandoned this practice because of the proposed changes to the caller ID law, and because many companies were blocking calls from the well-known number. [44]

  9. Vertical service code - Wikipedia

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    Some vertical service codes require dialing of a telephone number after the code sequence. On a touch tone telephone, the codes are usually initiated with the star key, resulting in the commonly used name star codes. On rotary dial telephones, the star is replaced by dialing 11.