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Strange message on screen

ohforf

ohforf

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Sep 10, 2011
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Yesterday I received a message to my iPhone 5s that I hadn't seen before. The home screen went completely grey and in the middle of the screen was a message from a mobile phone number saying I am due some compensation for a car accident. Obviously a scam! I unlocked the phone and went to the messages app but the message wasn't there.

I didn't think to screen shot it at the time. Has anyone else ever had this type of message? It looked like a system message rather that an SMS or iMessage? Phone has never been jail broke.

Thanks in advance
 
ohforf said:
Yesterday I received a message to my iPhone 5s that I hadn't seen before. The home screen went completely grey and in the middle of the screen was a message from a mobile phone number saying I am due some compensation for a car accident. Obviously a scam! I unlocked the phone and went to the messages app but the message wasn't there.

I didn't think to screen shot it at the time. Has anyone else ever had this type of message? It looked like a system message rather that an SMS or iMessage? Phone has never been jail broke.

Thanks in advance
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Thats called a Flash SMS, its a way companies SPAM you, don't worry about it.
 
I've never heard such a thing! That's really scary.....what else do these companies have access to do on my phone?!
 
ohforf said:
Yesterday I received a message to my iPhone 5s that I hadn't seen before. The home screen went completely grey and in the middle of the screen was a message from a mobile phone number saying I am due some compensation for a car accident. Obviously a scam! I unlocked the phone and went to the messages app but the message wasn't there.

I didn't think to screen shot it at the time. Has anyone else ever had this type of message? It looked like a system message rather that an SMS or iMessage? Phone has never been jail broke.

Thanks in advance
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If you are on verizon your account preferences could be set to prevent this type of message from unknown callers. Also iMessage can be blocked from unknown callers.
 
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