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It really is the golden age of stalkers and scam artists. You wouldn't believe how much I know about the previous owner of my phone number. Their name, where they work, where their kids go to school, their pediatrician, their coworkers names and numbers (still included in text conversations). I started responding to the work texts when I realised they were STILL giving out the number (autofill I guess)
This needs to be made for real