I received a message from 9099.. It's saying "customer issue, new generations federal credit union service frozen. please call at 928 493 0730" I don't even have a FCU account. I'm with Sprint.

Major SPAM trying to get CC info. Seem to be targeting SPRINT numbers. Texts are from 9099. The first few say: "New Generations alert. Please call 813 435 1482." Got that one twice. Then the next round say: "customer issue, new generations federal credit union service frozen. please call at 541 210 5546." Then the third round is same as second round but new number: 928 493 0730.

OK PAY ATTENTION!!! FORWARD TO ALL YOU KNOW!!! HERE IS HOW TO STOP IT!!!!
I have "connections" with high people in SPRINT. I just spoke with the head of the Security Department.
1. Anyone can go on FCC website and find out what "blocks" of numbers are assigned to which carriers (for example phone numbers 804-123-1000 through 804-123-9000 are assigned to Verizon, 804-456-1000 through 804-456-9000 to Sprint...etc...) so NO, sprint is not selling our numbers and no one broke into their system and stole our numbers.
2. Sprint can log the complaints, but they technically have no legal authority to do anything to the person/company/whatever, because the action is not being done directly to SPRINT.
3. What YOU need to do is tell your local police. This is a criminal matter and needs to be reported as such to the police so they can stop it. I know what you are thinking, they aren't going to care... well yeah, if one or two people say they got a spam text, your probably right, they won't care... BUT if everyone that gets the text calls their local police and reports... epidemic = action!!!!!!
4. Make sure to save the texts in your phone! The police will probably need to see them or have you forward them to them.
5. Let EVERYONE know that they need to contact the local police (me personnally will be contacting the local and state police). Shoot, I might get real froggy and contact the local news as well.

Does anyone know how the people sending from "9099" are doing it?  I'm not talking about companies.  My ex was able to send me threats for months and the source was "9099".  The prosecutor called sprint twice and they said there is no way to suppeona where these are coming from.  I just need to know how he sent it.  What site did he use etc?  Please help.  We have been trying to figure this out for a year

Received same message previously regarding credit union, but today got a text supposedly from Wachovia from 9099 telling me to call 434-326-5375. Wachovia rep verified scam. Guess they're trying to get fresh meat.

By the way, thanks for tips on how to block unsolicited texts. Will attempt that shortly.

I have Sprint's cheapest ($30) contract. Since texting is extra, I have it blocked. The only texts I got in the last two years are from Sprint when I'm late with the payment. They come from 9099. So naturally I assumed that this credit union announcement came from Sprint. Why would Sprint send me such a mssg? Now I know it wasn't them. Some of you are saying I can block 9099. I'm doubting (the next time I'm late with the money) that I can block Sprint from telling me to pay up.

All the messages related to 9099 have the phone #'s disconnected.. So, it seems those particular crooks are out of business for the moment.

Just make sure you tell people, especially your parents and other elderly folks you know that they should NEVER contact anyone who's sending you a text message about pretty much anything unless you know the person sending it.

People reading this forum likely know better, but there are lots of people who aren't tech smart and get snared by these crooks.  

Remember!! Tell your parents and grandparents and the elderly neighbors too!

If people stop calling these criminals, eventually they'll stop.!

>To block,  send a text message 9999 with the following message (no charges apply): Block 9099

Text was from 9099. 928-493-0730

Virginia, Sprint customer here. I don't believe even what's posted here. I allegedly don't have text service from Sprint at all. SPRINT arbitrarily added text service to my account without my request or knowledge. Suddenly I started getting unsolicited texts and then texts from friends who thought I had text service, and of course bills from SPRINT for all these unsolicited incoming texts. That's when I noticed I had text service! So I called Sprint and said, "What the??" I didn't order this??? They "turned off" my text service. I thought the matter was closed. Then last month I got a text from these "Credit union" people, too. Then again tonite I get another text! (Can these fool spammers not get any other job?)  ANY WAY, if I specifically called Sprint several months ago to stop text service on my phone, wonder how, it even got through?  And yes, I too, will call the police about this.

I am very mad. I got this message I dint know how many times. And a couple of them were during the night.

I also received a call from new generations federal credit union to call 928-493-0730 and i'm with sprint also i looked up on internet on their website and it's a scam. i've never heard of this place and don't have an account.

Both my husband's and my cell phones started getting the infamous generations credit union msgs a couple days ago.  After finding this forum and the very helpful suggestions on it, I blocked 9099 text msgs by signing onto my Sprint account, scrollled down, and clicked "Block text messages".  Our phones have 2-way texting blocked, so I wasn't sure I would be able to use the method of texting to 9999.  I also called Sprint to ensure that the above action applied to both phones, and spoke with a supervisor.  The supervisor didn't seem aware of the 9099 problem but said she would forward a notice to the phishing dept.  Thanks to all the helpful people who posted to this forum.

same as everyone else, called the number for pac bell, reported them. guy on the line said it was already blocked....told him i just got a text 2 minutes ago...said he would recheck and reblock.

then texted 9999, got a response saying texts from 9099 have now been blocked, and even forwarded the message to abuse@messaging.sprintpcs.com

thanks for the help

Yesterday I texted SPAM 9099 to the Sprint 9999 number and received a message "Thank you for reporting sent by 9099". Then a second message stating "Text messages from 9099 are now blocked". Unfortunately, I still received two additional text messages from 9099 4 hours later. This is very frustrating

Sprint Customer in Va here
got the message twice 2nite
hope they blocked it
people really got nothing better to do these days
hope these people get caught

I text-ed 9999 and they sent me the text that 9099 was now blocked. I wouldn't have thought much about it except that I paid my bill online earlier this evening and I use a Credit Union. I didn't panic, just Googled and found this website. Pretty cool. Anyway, Happy New Year and thanks for the information.

About 2 minutes ago, I got the exact same message as John, above.

Meant to add, I'm a Sprint customer, too.

Please call pac-west telecomm as they own the line and report it to them by calling 1-877-626-4325 and pressing option 1 for a live person - give them the number you recieved on the text and they will block that client  and report them to the local police.

I used SEARCHBUG.COM to get the info on who owns the line.

and yep I am a sprint customer

Sprint customer here with a Virginia #. Got the same text at 9:05 PM Eastern, 12/29. I'm ignoring for now. Calling Pac-West Telecomm as recommended by J Thib. Thanks.

Just called Pac-West. Number has been shut down. Good work everyone.

I called Sprint after I got about 5 texts from the 9099 number, and they said if you text "Block 9099" (no quotes)to 9999, it will block the texts from coming... after I sent the message I recieved a text back saying, "SprintFreeMsg: Text messages from "9099" are now blocked"  Ben (who worked for Sprint and was very helpful) also said if they do persist to call back, and they have other ways to prevent them.  Hope this helps!

"customer issue, new generations federal credit union service frozen. please call at 928 493 0730"

I have received this text message numerous times today:  10:32PM, 10:13PM, 8:51PM, 3:00PM, and yesterday (Dec. 28) at 10:18AM.

This is annoying.

Same thing today with our Sprint numbers in VA Beach - glad we looked on the internet for source and found this page - This is MESSED UP !!!! Would be nice if someone could forward the whole thing so far to Sprint AND the whoever-owns-this-line contact !!!! Imagine - for every ONE person who goes to the internet to ck this out are at least hundreds who are calling the tn back to see what the )*^$ !!!!

Both my wife and I received text messages requesting us to call 928-493-0730  repeatedly. I called Pac-West Telecomm, as they control the line and reported it to them by calling 1-877-626-4325 and pressing option 1 for a live person - they knew which number I was reporting as soon I indicated that we were receiving unsolicited text messages. Pac-West had blocked the number and shut it down earlier, but the sender has now hacked into a computer, posing as Sprint and mimicked the customer service 4-digit orignation number and is still sending out texts.

To block,  send a text message 9999 with the following message (no charges apply):
Block 9099

Then forward original message to the following e-mail (no charges apply):
abuse@messaging.sprintpcs.com

from txt ID 9099,:  "Customer issue gateway regional credit union service frozen, please call at 908 876 3104"

Same here. I have texting blocked on my phone because of texts like this. I don't text anyway. They have found out a way to get past the block. I called 611 and spoke to someone at Sprint and emailed the abuse email listed above. The person at Sprint who I spoke to was confused as to how they could break through the block, but could offer no advice or even fix it (plus I could hardly hear him and he said he had been having computer problems all day). I'm ticked.

six texts yesterday identical to above, last one was at 2:00 am!

You will stop gettin texts from them if you text "SPAM 9099" to 9999 if you are a sprint customur.

To stop getting texts from that number text "SPAM 9099" to 9999. You will first get a text saying thank you for reporting then u will get a text saying texts from that nber has been blocked.

Very early on the morning of 12/28/09 I began recieving calls on my cells phone and business line the people calling said that they recieved a text  message to call 541-210-5546 we are an electric bicycle company not the credit union that sent the text message, they also hacked into our phone system and forwarded our calls to their 928-493-0730 phone number, once we unforwarded the calls we got several hunderd calls from people and finally had to change our business phone number