I had to get a Qubo basic (or "torchlight" ) phone last year after misplacing my long-serving Nokia Asha phone.

Soon after getting the phone, I started receiving suspicious SMS messages on the line/SIM that I had lost along with the old phone. I thought it was the work of fraudsters, so I just ignored. But the messages have persisted for about a year.

When I finally got tired and swapped out that SIM last month so I could block those numbers on my smartphone, I started getting those messages on the new SIM that I inserted in the Qubo phone. I also can't block the senders, even though there's a feature for that (surprisingly).

Is anyone that is using a Qubo basic phone, or any other, experiencing something similar? Looks fishy.

Mine too, just ignore jare

phrancys001:
Mine too, just ignore jare

Thanks, boss. Just that I find these messages very irritating. At the same time, I wonder if the company is owned by scammers.

ThaThinka:
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Is anyone that is using a Qubo basic phone, or any other, experiencing something similar? Looks fishy.

It's not the phone rather someone who had access to the lost phone or someone close to you who has your number and is trying his/her luck on phishing scam(yahoo)

I was once a victim

Prinzton:


It's not the phone rather someone who had access to the lost phone or someone close to you who has your number and is trying his/her luck on phishing scam(yahoo)

I was once a victim

No, I disagree. Maybe you should read the original post again. I lost only one SIM with the said phone and that's not the current one in it.

Also, I observed that these messages are received via the SIM card in slot one (it's a dual SIM phone).

ThaThinka:
I had to get a Qubo basic (or "torchlight" ) phone last year after misplacing my long-serving Nokia Asha phone.

Soon after getting the phone, I started receiving suspicious SMS messages on the line/SIM that I had lost along with the old phone. I thought it was the work of fraudsters, so I just ignored. But the messages have persisted for about a year.

When I finally got tired and swapped out that SIM last month so I could block those numbers on my smartphone, I started getting those messages on the new SIM that I inserted in the Qubo phone. I also can't block the senders, even though there's a feature for that (surprisingly).

Is anyone that is using a Qubo basic phone, or any other, experiencing something similar? Looks fishy.

I experience same too but affects mtn majorly. Hoping they fix it soon