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Reedittor

Weird text message about Step Family Pride of Ontario

My Fiancée got a weird text from some kind of robo-dialer. https://imgur.com/a/VGMmQGb, This is the second time she's gotten this message, as we received another one just last year.

I remember when she first received the message and it being weird, but us just assuming it was actually a wrong number but because we've gotten it twice it seems there might be something else going on here.

When I try to lookup the message in google or some form of it I find a few meme pages with it posted as a joke and almost nothing else. What I did find though was about how a marketing company in Canada was sending robo-dialed messages trying to get information for political marketing. (https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/06/24/mysterious-group-behind-mass-text-message-seeking-views-on-carbon-tax/). My fiancée also received the Ontario Proud messages when that was sent.

I'm wondering if anyone has any insight into what might be going on here? I have some other findings and research I can share if anyone else has more info. My main theory is that the marketing company behind Ontario/BC Proud, or someone like it may be trying to keep a list of active phone numbers for future marketing use? or some other kind of use?

Posted Feb 6, 2020, 11:23 PM UTC

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SamLosco38•

Looks like a wrong number

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DirtyThi3f•

That’s definitely code for her affair with a step ladder salesman.

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[deleted]•

I just got the same message (the first one) this morning at 7am. Nothing about a step ladder yet though.

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dragonslayer69_420•

I just got a text from them now and looked it up. Odd. I’ll update if I get more

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dragonslayer69_420•

Yup just got the exact same thing but instead (February 6) it said (February 12)... weird af

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ReedittorOP•

Makes sense, the robo dialer would be programmed with today's date.

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Hybrid-Husky•

Mad weird. Just got this same shit at 6:27 AM. So I message back saying pardon, and then got the other three messages. Anyone figure anything out?

Edit: messaged him back and I got the reply “wrong number”. I’ll update if I get more.

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ReedittorOP•

It's a robo dialer, you shouldn't get anymore, at least for a while. Follow up if you get one in the future.

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Sparky-Man•

I just got this a few minutes ago at 6:30 in the morning... WTF?!

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DieFlavourMouse•

I got one at 05:44 EDT today. Originating number: 905-330-4571. Message text: Step Family Pride of Ontario (SFPO) "Pride for all Families"

I don't think I've ever gotten a text from that number before.

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ReedittorOP•

You might get a few more, I got the rest after a few hours.

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DieFlavourMouse•

Yup! I got them all. The rest came 5 hours later. I love the Stephen Step-Stepp one. Lol

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I just got all the same today, starting at 6am

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BananaFanaFoFanny•

So this was back today (June 14th), received 2 messages from 2 different numbers. Anyone else?

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yyz_fpv•

Just received all messages 6am this morning.

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bigkoola63•

I received today

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Valgal86•

I just got the first message this morning at 5am EST.

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nayymax•

I just got all of these! So strange!!!

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RoyallyOakie•

I just got this....has anyone anywhere figured out what this is? It's do weird.

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