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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: I don't want to have group chats with people I don't know.
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2025 14:42:49 +0200
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On 2025-06-02 18:37, micky wrote:
> In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 2 Jun 2025 12:50:20 +0200, "Carlos E.
> R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-06-02 05:32, micky wrote:
>>> How is it that I am in a group chat?  I didn't join on purpose, or by
>>> accident.  I didn't do anything to join, and I don't think I ever got an
>>> invitation.  it's happened more than once.
>>>
>>> This is in the texting app that came with my Xiaomi phone.  I do use the
>>> app, but not for this.
>>>
>>> And I don't see any chatting, Only phone numbers and the first message
>>> at 4;15PM on Friday, was that a specified phone number "created this
>>> group chat" and under i for information was that there were 9 other
>>> people in the chat.  Then at various times, 7 of them left the chat.
>>> None of them had an area code for my area.
>>>
>>> Is this spam of some sort? Can I ignore it or would it better if I could
>>> I stop this from happening?    If I call the number who started it, am I
>>> looking for trouble.
>>
>> You were invited by the administrator of the group.
>>
>> In Spain, it is a criminal offence to be added to a group without
>> permission.
>>
>> If it is in WhatsApp, you may get the name of the individuals in gray
>> (besides the number), if they are not in your contact list.
>>
>> I didn't know about Spam chat groups.
>>
>> You might block the administrator, and then he can not add you again.
> 
> I tried to block the person who began the chat, but I couldn't find that
> option.

I don't have any group on messages, so I can not check. Just ban his 
phone in contacts. Mark him as spam.

>  It did offer for me to remove him from the group, from his own
> group, so I did that!  But it's probably for no avail, since it dawned
> on me afterwards that that still confirms that my number is a real
> number.

He knows that from day zero. He knows that he got you subscribed.

> A bad deal for me since these group chats were rare and I
> usually didn't know about htem until I turned the phone on, and then
> only if I looked at my textign app     I only get a few spam phone calls
> now, one a day or so.  We'll see if it increases.
> 
> Thanks, and thanks all.


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.