Nov 12, 2011
I got this same text at 2:12am. Obviously a scam. I replied "stop" to the text. Now if I get any further texts from them, they are in violation of federal laws according to Wikipedia: Criminality and law enforcement
SMS spam is illegal under common law in many jurisdictions as trespass to chattels.[1] Jurisdictions with specific SMS spam regulation and fines include Australia,[2] the EU, and the United States. In the US, violators face substantial costs.[3] For example, in a 2008 settlement, the violator agreed to pay $150 to each spam recipient.[4] In a 2010 class action settlement of Satterfield v Simon & Schuster, a case that reached the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, defendants agreed to pay $175 to each spam recipient.[5] In response to Satterfield, entities who make money sending mobile phone spam formed the Mobile Advocacy Coalition (MAC) to lobby the government to legalize that activity.[6] In the US, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has expanded Phone Spam regulations to cover also Voice Spam—mostly in form of prerecorded telemarketing calls—commonly known as robocalls;[7] victims can file a complaint with the FCC.[8] In California, Section 17538.41 of the B&P Code bans text message advertisement.[9][dead link] Consumers can sue on an individual or class basis per a private right of action against unfair business practices.[10]