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		Joe_Cool 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Just the Browser True, but then the spammer still needs to have your phone number or your @username. Sadly there are too many data leaks so those phone numbers are out there.

BenjiWiebe 88 days ago [–]

Phone numbers aren't secret. There's too few of them. It's feasible to send messages to every phone number.

The spam messages I receive don't address me by name. They're generic.

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