Reply STOP to the Police

You accepted the request AUTOREPLY: We have detected the transmission of unsolicited pornographic images of a potentially illegal nature [code:36489-a] and your device’s IP address has been forwarded to the police department pending an investigation. If you think this is a mistake, reply STOP STOP STOP

A fake text-message conversation shows an alarming automated warning claiming that illegal pornographic images were sent and the recipient’s IP address was reported to the police. The recipient replies “STOP” twice, absurdly treating the threatening message like an ordinary subscription or marketing text, making this useful as a reaction to obvious scams or panic-inducing messages.

• @jeppa420 / 6912 2020-09-07