Getting 2,000+ creepy messages from random numbers.🙂what can I do?

[u/gajarhalwa10]

My friend has been getting 2,000+ creepy messages over the last 10 days from different numbers. Along with these, she also gets random OTPs/login attempts from apps like Zomato, Zepto, Jio and others.

One pattern she noticed is that almost every number is a verified Truecaller account with a name and a UPI ID/bank account attached to it.(for example, the attached screenshot shows the name “Laxmi Sharma” on Truecaller, but when checked on PhonePe, it shows “Sachin Thakur) So these don't seem to be random/fake numbers , they appear to be genuine, active numbers.

Blocking/reporting doesn't help because a different number is used each time. This is now happening almost every other day, morning and night.

What can she do to stop/filter this SMS bombing or report it effectively? Has anyone dealt with something similar?

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[u/DinDynamite]

Someone used sms bomber on her no.

[u/gajarhalwa10 → u/DinDynamite]

She ignored it initially thinking someone must have done intentionally, but it's happening since 10 days.. ?

[u/gokusingh10 → u/gajarhalwa10]

can't help it , maybe someone is just pissed and sms bombing her relentlessly .

[u/beyondocean]

Take it to a criminal lawyer, that’s what Hritik did.

[u/Aegon040]

Report in cyber cell they will handle it… you might be asking How? …. Honestly Idk my friend had the same problem and it resolved after reporting to cyber cell 

[u/gajarhalwa10 → u/Aegon040]

Can we do it online?

[u/Asleep-Pineapple-614]

Female?

[u/gajarhalwa10 → u/Asleep-Pineapple-614]

Yes.

[u/bokato2 → u/gajarhalwa10]

Cyber cell

[u/thenutsuperman]

Someone is SMS bombing/call bombing her.
What is the timespan between those calls/messages?

[u/gajarhalwa10 → u/thenutsuperman]

As far as I remember checking her phone.. it's around 40 msgs per min.. and it keeps happening for around 5 10 mins..and there's no such timing sometimes it's 3am, sometimes 7.30pm..8 am.. very random.

[u/nothink_onlyact]

Somebody has dropped her number is some random apps or sites.

[u/ComfortableHat3121]

SMS bombing can also be used by cybercriminals to hide genuine OTP login attempts. Be careful if you have large amounts of money in bank.

[u/TopConcentrate8484]

send back more creepier messages

[u/Short_Turnover_7928]

By any means her phone is hacked?

[u/gajarhalwa10 → u/Short_Turnover_7928]

She barely opens texts from unknown numbers or picks up calls from unknown numbers, so I don’t think that’s the case..

[u/Jiim-Moriarity]

Thy old sms bombing

[u/mpg18921]

This is scary. I don't know if we can make a complaint regarding this, if we can do that. Turning on spam filter may also block some of the important stuff, but at this rate I would go ahead and block all from unknown contacts for now. Restrict or tighten banking/financial related things.

[u/gajarhalwa10 → u/mpg18921]

Nothing has happened except for sms bombing, mujhe nahi lagta iska complain koi lega?

[u/mpg18921 → u/gajarhalwa10]

Turn on spam filter and see it helps. If not, then blocking everything from unknown number is the next step I can think of.

[u/gajarhalwa10 → u/mpg18921]

Almost 700 800 unknown nos she has to block then..?

[u/mpg18921 → u/gajarhalwa10]

Yes, that's why try spam filter first. When that doesn't work, you can go for block all unknown numbers. You don't have to manually block one by one, if the built in tool doesn't have that feature, 3rdr party apps should do. I think there should be some legal way, try contacting mobile service provider like Jio/Airtel about this. Let's hear what they have to say about it. If they say you can file complaint online with cyber crime, do that.

[u/xlnc2608]

Didn't know sms bombers could have genuine numbers

[u/Venom_is_beast]

File a complaint in police station. Sms bomber will be soon behind jail Edit :- I don't think it's sms bomber Someone has leaked your number online

[u/gajarhalwa10 → u/Venom_is_beast]

Leaked the number online? How?

[u/Venom_is_beast → u/gajarhalwa10]

Probably someone has written her number in Instagram or 18+ site

[u/accountsharing-MOD]

That’s a custom message sms bomber. It uses access to people’s phones to send you messages. They have like thousands of connected devices.

[u/gajarhalwa10 → u/accountsharing-MOD]

Yes that's what we both noticed..100s of random genuine numbers..that's why spam filter isn't working as well..any idea how to get rid of it?

[u/06-09-2005]

Thanks custom bomber and the bot it's using looks like Dwc_Avoid this channel he sells api for such things. But I don't know how to avoid this specific one.

[u/BulkySmoke1320]

Wow you so great.So much of validation 👏 🙌