402-982-0636

I started getting calls from this number to my cell phone 10/27/10 & made the mistake of answering a couple. There was silence, then a robovoice "Good-bye" when it disconnected. 11/05/10 the unwanted text messages started and have not stopped, coming from all different numbers. My conclusion is this is some sort of auto-dialer searching for good cell phone numbers. No idea if the owner is the spammer or if their business is to sell the phone numbers. The messages mostly promise money or a free laptop, giving a website. I went to one website for the laptop to see what it held. It walks you through a survey asking for your valid cell phone number (I put in a fake), then sends a code to the number to validate it for you to enter to continue. Since the CAN SPAM act does not address text message from cell phone to cell phone, I suspect the bad guys are collecting these valid cell phone numbers and faking them into the "from" part of these unwanted text messages, which are probably being sent from computers & not cell phones. I logged into my Verizon account & blocked all texts from the internet & e-mail. Let's see if they stop.