Weird system message

[TofuMofu]

Hi

So I got this weird as spam message on my iPhone 6 just now (see attached image). How the hell did I get it and how do I stop it?

It's not a SMS...popped up on my phone.



Kinda concerning...

 

[Drifter]

Seems legit.

 

[MrGray]

Just some spammer sending *** via USSD instead of SMS.

 

[TofuMofu]

Just some spammer sending *** via USSD instead of SMS.

bah, I Googled my arse off and can't seem to find anything on it (the fact that it's spam, I mean).

I hope this isn't going to happen a lot.

 

[Thor]

That's Vodacom selling your number to third parties, nothing new here.

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

Yeah, a company sending you a message offering you a loan of 10mil at 3% sets alarmbells off.

 

[TofuMofu]

Yeah, a company sending you a message offering you a loan of 10mil at 3% sets alarmbells off.

lol the @hotmail.com address does it for me...makes it so legit.

 

[sajunky]

That's Vodacom selling your number to third parties, nothing new here.

^This.
It is called flash SMS, comes like normal SMS, but doesn't store in SIM nor phone memory - part of original GSM specification.

 

[$m@Rt@$$]

Yeah, I got one similar the other day too. I'm on MTN. I would also like to know how the hell...

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Hi

So I got this weird as spam message on my iPhone 6 just now (see attached image). How the hell did I get it and how do I stop it?

It's not a SMS...popped up on my phone.



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Kinda concerning...

They spelled Kent wrong..........