Weird SMS message, purportedly from Facebook...but mine is turned off!
January 26, 2016 6:16 PM Subscribe
Due to various happenings, I temporarily deactivated my Facebook account several weeks ago. However, today I got a message from (326) 651-00 reading "[Friend's name] shared [not a friend's name, someone I don't even know] post. https://fb.com/[various characters]. Reply with your comment or "like"." I did not open the link...
Searching for this number, it MIGHT be a legitimate Facebook number, but why would I be getting SMS messages if my account is deactivated? There's no way I could be tagged, right? Why messages about a seemingly random person? What's going on here?
Searching for this number, it MIGHT be a legitimate Facebook number, but why would I be getting SMS messages if my account is deactivated? There's no way I could be tagged, right? Why messages about a seemingly random person? What's going on here?
Response by poster: Contacted friend, it was indeed something they shared. I was able to turn off Facebook text alerts. Thanks!
posted by Seeking Direction at 7:26 PM on January 26, 2016
posted by Seeking Direction at 7:26 PM on January 26, 2016
Response by poster: BTW, the way to stop SMS from Facebook is simply to reply to the message with "off" (no quotation marks), once you make sure it's legitimate, of course.
posted by Seeking Direction at 7:28 PM on January 26, 2016
posted by Seeking Direction at 7:28 PM on January 26, 2016
So glad it was a legitimate message and a quick fix!
posted by smorgasbord at 7:41 PM on January 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by smorgasbord at 7:41 PM on January 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
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posted by smorgasbord at 6:20 PM on January 26, 2016 [2 favorites]