Do not respond to unwanted texts or emails from questionable sources. Several mobile service providers (including AT&T) will allow you to report unwanted spam texts by simply forwarding them to 7726 (or “spam”) to enable the providers to prevent future unwanted texts from the specific sender.
TIP:
Put 7726 in your contact list, so you can easily forward those unwanted texts!
For further information and citations, click on the "Info" link, below:
More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_spam
http://blog.usa.gov/post/89152807112/protect-yourself-from-text-message-spam
However, in many cases, the text origin, as seen on your phone, is faked. The internet domain does not exist, or the phone number may have been spoofed.
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Please reply to this post, and let us know if you tried the suggestion, and if it did or did not work.
Text message from a suspect phone number using a real person's name--mostly likely he was hacked. The message reads, "[real name] gave you access to view photos on Everalbum. Click here: [suspect link]."
The person whose name appears is real--someone I know--but the phone number is not his. And it is someone who would never, ever text me!
Thanks for the tip! Did not know about this service/feature. I forwarded the text; the service provider auto-replied asking for the phone number of the sender.