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[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 76 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Never respond to these, even just to tell them to go fuck themselves. It only confirms to them that the message is reaching someone, encouraging them to keep your number on their list.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

That's good advice generally

[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

All the more people for me to tell to fuck themselves!

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I live in America, I have no lack of people to tell that to on a daily basis.

[–] FundMECFS@quokk.au 2 points 3 days ago

Only legitimate reason is to help the people who are sending this (mostly human trafficking victims kept in camps in southeast asia).