612-238-5105

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Spam from political poll

(612) 238-5105 sent this SMS spam:
Hi Matthew! It's Joy with CA Surveys. Take part in our poll:  [corp site]/mckks5
The domain was FIRST registered 2025-03-27T19:20:45Z
I see they've sent the same kinds of SMS from (216) 260-9522
Today:
“Hi , it's Gia with US Polls. Take part in our quick survey now: [corp site]/.“|CcY8m

Forward unwanted spam/scam texts to 7726 (SPAM) and let your phone service provider deal with them.
That number was set up by the phone companies to combat spam/scam texts and they can shutdown offending phone numbers.
Never reply with "STOP", scammers will not honor the request (they have no honor to begin with) and it only verifies that they have texted to a valid number with a person who reads their texts.  It will not STOP the texts and may actually make them more frequent.
Never click on a link in such a text as it may cause malware to be inserted on your phone, and even if it does not, just as with replying "STOP" the scammers will know they reached a valid number.
Do not repost any links included in the text message to public sites such as this one.  It may subject others to malware if they click on it or, in some cases, it may reveal personal information posted on the target site of the link.  Links that are a domain followed by a string of characters and digits (e.g., "somedomain.com/AbC1d34q") are specific to the text recipient.  If the link is followed, the sender will know and assume the intended recipient clicked on it, which may lead to more texts being sent.

Also, report them at:
ReportFraudFTC.gov

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Do not repost any links

I find that spammers tend to avoid bothering folks (like me) who they learn have reported them aggressively/effectively - i.e. resulting in actions that actually interfere with their operations - e.g. domain registrars that penalize them financially and/or deactivate the domains.

Also, I think the BBB's ScamTracker could use more publicity.  Just discovered it, and it's been running for years.  Good for investigating likely scams.  Example.