How to text number

[MoodyBlues]

Those are my thoughts

They're mine, too. After actually reading the message--and getting over the shock of a 3/2 house at prices not seen here since before I was born!--I thought 'this has scam written all over it.'

@Rgarner, what happens when you go to its URL? Even if it takes you to a valid site, that means nothing in today's world of scams. I have no idea what's considered normal housing prices in your area, nor am I up on renting, but 0 down seems too good to be true, and the price insanely low. Red flags are flying all over the place.

I helped my police department crack a housing fraud scheme involving the house next door. Long boring story skipped for brevity. Just beware! You wouldn't believe the things people can do to look perfectly legitimate--but they're not.

 

[MoodyBlues]

I'm sorry I don't know much more about it than what I mentioned. Viewrent2own.net isn't their email address? It looks as if it is one

That's a URL. See my long reply just posted.

 

[Deleted User]

I looked at it. They claim to be a marketing company acting as an intermediary under the laws of Manitoba (Canada). There's no accessible solid info there. I'd drop it and not agree to anything, though I think it's just for other marketing reasons and probably not dangerous. if it doesn't quack like a duck ... You should just disappoint your friend, maybe, but continue if you wish after reading the terms. I doubt they ever actually have anything to offer from real estate companies.



Added: Best not to text STOP just block the number if it's maybe only marketing. Web pages weren't updated since 2018.

 

[svim]

Short codes are for the most part just temporary, they're used for marketing, not actual phone or text messaging interactions. Essentially they're 'spam' codes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_code
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_code#United_States

https://usshortcodedirectory.com/faq/how-do-i-get-a-short-code/

 

[MoodyBlues]

Short codes are for the most part just temporary, they're used for marketing, not actual phone or text messaging interactions. Essentially they're 'spam' codes.

With exceptions! KTLA [channel 5 here in LA], is the oldest TV station west of the Mississippi, and the recipient of countless awards and honors. No one considers it a spammer, or temporary!

 

[svim]

You're confusing a company that uses short links for the actual company. Read through some of those posted links -- short numbers are already predetermined and not permanent, they get assigned on a temporary basis and commonly used for marketing purposes. Because they're not tied to any one particular company, they're not used for interacting with recipients, it's more of a one-way form of communication.

 

[MoodyBlues]

short numbers are already predetermined and not permanent, they get assigned on a temporary basis and commonly used for marketing purposes.

Okay. So KTLA has had their temporary number(s) for 10+ years.

 

[Dannydet]

It's not a phone number to someone else's phone, you can only reply to a short number, you cannot call the short number.
Kohls, jc Penney and many businesses use the same short numbers for years, temporarily.... Lol