Got one as well, they will be tracked down and stopped

Just got a text message offering me a quick $1500 loan, and said that I could text STOP to opt out, I expect no more messages.  I also reported to FCC.  Calling back the number gives a voicemail message that says "The mailbox belonging to "J*** Off" is full".

huh???

SMS is completely spammable to any phone and quite frankly there is NOTHING ANYBODY CAN DO ABOUT IT - lol.  Here is how you do it - get an area code - let's say 213 - take all the prefixes - then start at 0000 and end at all communications at 9999 - and you have a text campaign - not too tough to figure out.  Of course the more obvious way is somebody sold your number - worse they probably sold it to many - SPAM ON CELL - of course, look at your cell bill if you actually were stupid enough to respond because that may trigger a billing event - lol.

Got the reduce 82% of debt message too.  I do not give my number out to anyone.

Here is what these people do.  They have a computer program that sends out text messages to all the numbers in an area code via the internet via e-mail.  For example I could send a text to a phone number 3105551234@vtext.com for verizon or 3105551234@txt.att.com for AT&T, etc.  If you respond in any way, including calling the number to tell them off, then they know they have found a real cell phone number to sell.

This is similar to the way junk e-mailers would fish for legitimate e-mails.  The junk e-mailers used to gather e-mail addresses off of a business or a personal website, strip off the @whaterver.com and add a new domain.  For example if they had an address for johndoe@aol.com, then they would strip off the @aol.com and add @earthlink.net, then @verizon.net, and so on.  If the e-mail address did not exist, they either would get a response e-mail from the internet provider saying no such e-mail address or nothing in response at all.  What they liked to have happen was for people to respond to be taken off the "mailing list" so that they can add them to a list of legitimate addresses and sell them to anyone who would be willing to pay for them.

The best thing you can do is not text them back, e-mail them (because then they have both your number and e-mail address), or call them to tell them off because if the number does belong to a real cell phone (most likely a pre-paid phone), it will record your number as a missed call and again they have your number, unless you use caller ID blocking before you call.

remove # 610 308 5797 from your text messaging immediately

Got a text from 310-866-1846.  "eliminate up to 82 percent of your debt today - Really!  Text Yes if you would like to know more.  TXT No to opt out or Email your # to optout4@yahoo.com -Survey".

If that is really the FBI on this string, please shut that crap down.  Text received on my cell phone at 5:48 PST on 6-24-10.

I can't figure out your message about 3108661846. Is it true you can stop them? I also rec'd the text ad about reducing my debts. Thanks to messages below, I won't do what they say and ask to be removed - only to receive more garbage.

The optout4@yahoo.com people called using 1-310-866-2282 for me. They must be on the move.

i received a text message from this number too.  has to do with elminating up to 82% of debt. and wnat me to email to optout4@yahoo.com.

Got a spam text when I called back got recorded message that said "J*** Off"

got a text too. have you guys voted on american idol? i did for the first time this week, now got this. never got spam text before. i called the number and it said "leave a message for jerkoff"

wtf?

Received a text message from cuturdebt-com on my prepaid cell phone - costing me money.   I can;t afford  to waste $$ on these stupid texts and phone calls.

Similar text message:
Eliminate up to 90 percent of your debt today Really! Text Yes if you would like to learn more. TXT No to opt out or Email optout4atyahoo.com Survey
The way how they wrote it made clear it was fake too.

got the same message as all of you did. report it here!    http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/canspam.html

I got this text message, too. E-mail address was optout4@yahoo.com with the phone # +13108661846.

Received text message, "Get rid of up to ninety percent of your debt now Text Yes to know more Text No to opt out of Survey."  No option to unsubscribe.

received text similar to above with same email address...

Received folowing text message on my cell phone which is on the FCC Do-Not-Call list.
"Eliminate up to 82 percent of your debt today - Really!  Text Yes if you would like to know more.  TXT No to opt out or Email your # to optout4@yahoo.com -Survey"

This web page will tell you that this text message was illegal and it provides the form to report it, which I did.
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/canspam.html

got a text too. have you guys voted on american idol? i did for the first time this week, now got this. never got spam text before. i called the number and it said "leave a message for j***off"

wtf?