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Sure.

https://calleridreputation.com/blog/robotexts-are-replacing-...

"Robotech spammers are also targeting group messages by using automated programs to send thousands, even millions of group texts to random phone numbers with the hopes that somebody will take the prey and respond."

Also, some users give random apps access to their address book for whatever reason then there is a whole list of known good emails and numbers to spam.



>Also, some users give random apps access to their address book for whatever reason

"There's a sucker/fool born every minute." --PT Barnum

And there are businesses of all types where that is their sole business model.




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