I get these texts once in a while. Haven’t mentioned it to my dad yet since he tends to overreact. It’s odd they have my number, as it’s nowhere close to his, and he doesn’t text at all.
He owns some property, and sold one nearby a couple of years back. He got it from a client who sadly passed, and my dad was handling the estate. I haven’t responded to these messages yet, but I’m starting to think I should just reply with something like, ‘Sorry, wrong number,’ and ask them to stop texting me.
Is this some kind of wrong number scam? If so, what’s the angle with mentioning the property?
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StellarSage said:
Go ahead and click on the “report junk” option.
That’s what I’ve been doing. Figured it’s probably a scam, but I’m not sure what exactly they’re aiming for—maybe it’s one of those wrong number tricks?
HenryElla2 said: @Victoria
It might not even be a scam. Could just be someone making an unsolicited offer on the property.
That’s probably it. If they actually know about the property, they might try to offer my dad a low price, but he’s not easily fooled. It’s right by a busy shopping area, and 15 years ago, he got it from a client for way less. Recently, someone even offered $2 million for it, but it’s now worth over $7 million! He sold another property nearby for about $2.5 million, though he had to put a lot into cleaning and updating it, so he didn’t walk away with as much after all the costs and taxes. Still, it was a huge boost for us financially.
When I get texts like this, I ask them to tell me the company name. Then I report them to an attorney who handles Do Not Call violations, and I block the number.
If they try again, I could get $500 from each violation!
