Spam text received by FOX TV Stations digital manager who uses Verizon. No, that text you just received from yourself is not the future you letting you know what stocks to invest in to become a millionaire.
It’s spam and it appears to be impacting Verizon customers. Many Verizon customers have reported the spam messages in recent days, with the company formally acknowledging the issue Tuesday.
Verizon blamed "bad actors" as the source of the spam texts. The company said it’s actively working to block the messages and have even involved U.S.
law enforcement to identify and hopefully stop whoever or whatever is sending out the spam texts. "Verizon is aware that bad actors are sending spam text messages to some customers which appear to come from the customers' own number.