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Dino_Spaceman t1_ja51x8k wrote

Is it a person you know texting you or a company sending you ads?

If the latter - sounds like your phone has a geofence on.
One of your apps is sending location data and selling that to a company.

Do you have your phone through AT&T or Comcast? They can get your location based on connecting to any of their Wi-Fi devices without you sending location data (turn off automatically connect for their Wi-Fi SSID to stop this).

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Ecstatic-Storage3977 OP t1_ja5cpdr wrote

This is a person I know. They are texting me when I am in their vicinity. It just seems very suspicious and not a coincidence - it’s like clockwork. As soon as I am in their area, they text me a few minutes later.

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Dino_Spaceman t1_ja5dkuy wrote

Gotcha. Turn off location services on all apps first. If it still happens, check for a hidden AirTag style device on your vehicle

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wtfmatey88 t1_ja7cf3s wrote

Is it possible they just know your schedule?

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ichann3 t1_ja7ab6l wrote

You mentioned you get these messages when you go to work.

Have you gone past the same route at other times and received the same texts? Do they have security cameras?

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Ecstatic-Storage3977 OP t1_ja90z2e wrote

They probably have cameras I don’t know. At this point it could be just a coincidence or that they know my work schedule and poke out the window.

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