got the exact same thing just 2 minutes ago....wtf?!

Michelle said to send this to you http://bit.ly?R3tpXO

just got text from 248-326-8019  "Michelle said to send this to you http:// bit    (etc)
did not open as I do not know a Michelle.  Looks phoney to me.  I will delete.

I report them to Verizon wireless and they block it from there. Said that Mary sent it.

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Contact your service provider and have them disable international calling and block third-party providers and premium SMS

If you have a smartphone, go to your app store (or Google Play, if you have an Android phone) and search for free call/SMS blockers. If you live in the US, the Mr. Number app for Android blocks calls, texts and calls with spam complaints automatically. I have it on my phone, and it works great.

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Received a text tonight Dec. 15, 2012 at 8:09pm, on my cell phone from 248-326-8019.  It read as follows ? Michelle said to send this to you http://bit.ly/Z92yOy?.  Needless to say I did not access the link.  

Thank you to all others, who take the time to enter information here on this site?s message boxes, it helps to find out if others have had a similar let?s say strange, odd, or out of the ordinary text or call.  It would seem that as the perpetrators of misleading or unwanted communications develop and employ various methods to bate us our best defense seems to be our collective knowledge / experience shared here.  So here?s to trying to stay ahead of this rat race, again thanks.

yeah, message read: Jennifer said to send this to you http://tinyurl.com/9w84g3l no way I'd click on anything sent from this obvious spam.

F****n Costco ad/scam

jennifer said to send this to you http://bit.ly/TV4BhS

jennifer said to send this to you http://bit.ly/TV4BhS

me: who the f*** is this???

same txt msg from Jen

Michelle said to send this to you:  http://bit.ly/.....   DELETE

Michelle said to send this to you--------------DELETE
Same website.(http)

this is the third bogus txt i've gotten this month. all suggesting i open or click a web address...don't these jerks have anything better to do?!

anyway, i forwarded the message to my carrier's security services number.  7726 for Sprint...dont know what they can or will do about it but hopefully it was useful.  At the very least it made me feel like contributing to the solution heheh

Got it today said Jen said to send this to you.

This number text'd me. They use a common name in the text that odds are you probably know someone by that name, so you will open it. "Mike said you might be able to use these http://b". Do Not Open Link!!

both my husband and myself received the following message:  Mike said you might be able to use these.  http://bit.ly/UAIEHN

I did not click on it.  These type of things suck.

Got the same with "Mike" asked me to forward and then included a bit.ly link to a fake Costco $500 card???  What a bummer, and I did not click

I sent a  message to alex then got the message above.

Mom got the same. I told her it was spam and advised her to delete it.

Received same message
What is this?

Received text:

"Alex said to forward this to you: http://bit.ly/TthQ9e"

Who is this and what will happen if I click on the link?