Incident 03/12/2026

Posted By: Tasha

I have to be honest — I’m completely over it. The constant spam texts and scam messages hitting my phone every few minutes are driving me absolutely crazy. I can’t even enjoy a normal day without my phone buzzing with yet another random number claiming they want to “help my business grow,” offer me some miracle loan, or tell me I’ve been approved for something I never applied for. The funniest part? I don’t even own a business. Yet apparently I’m now the CEO of ten companies according to these scammers.

At first I tried ignoring them. Everyone says, “Just delete the messages.” But when it happens every five minutes, it becomes impossible to ignore. It’s like digital harassment at this point. My phone is supposed to be a tool that helps me stay connected with friends, family, and real opportunities — not a nonstop scam delivery device.

What makes it even worse is knowing these people are deliberately trying to trick people out of their money. They’re not sending these messages by accident. They’re doing it because they know eventually someone will fall for it. Many of the people targeted by these scams are elderly individuals, people who may not understand how these scams work, or people who are already struggling financially. That’s what really bothers me. It’s predatory.

And the messages are getting more aggressive and more frequent. It used to be an occasional spam text here and there. Now it feels like an organized flood of fake offers, suspicious links, fake job opportunities, and random claims about helping “my business.” It’s gotten so bad that sometimes I hesitate before even opening my phone because I know what I’m going to see.

I’ve started noticing the increase even more lately, and it makes me wonder what is actually being done about it. We live in a world where technology can do incredible things — we can stream movies instantly, talk to someone on the other side of the planet, and send money across the globe in seconds. Yet somehow we still haven’t solved the problem of scammers blowing up people’s phones all day long.

To me, that means the system isn’t doing enough. There needs to be stronger laws and real enforcement against these scam operations. If companies can track everything we do online for advertising, they should also be able to track down the sources of these mass scam messages and shut them down. There should be serious consequences for people running these operations.

Another frustrating part is that the responsibility is always pushed back onto the person receiving the spam. We’re told to block numbers, report messages, download apps, change settings, and jump through a dozen hoops just to try to reduce the problem. Meanwhile the scammers just create new numbers and keep going. It’s like playing an endless game of whack-a-mole.

At some point the burden needs to shift to the companies and networks that allow these messages to flood through in the first place. Phone carriers, tech companies, and regulators need to take this more seriously. If someone can send thousands of scam messages a day from fake numbers, that’s a system failure.

I know I’m not the only person dealing with this. Almost everyone I talk to says they’re experiencing the same thing — nonstop scam texts, robocalls, fake job offers, fake business opportunities, and suspicious links. It’s become part of daily life, and honestly, that shouldn’t be normal. All I’m saying is this: people should be able to use their phones without constantly worrying about being targeted by scammers. There should be better protections, better filtering, and stronger laws that actually punish the people behind these schemes.

Until that happens, we’re all just stuck dealing with the same frustrating cycle over and over again…delete, block, report, repeat.And honestly? I’m just tired of it.