Why i get welcome message from 50000?

Why I get welcome message from  50000? 

Hello readers if you are getting 'welcome' message from number 50000 and if you want to know whether you are safe from  hackers or not then you are at right place. 

Who is the sender of the 'WELCOME' message?

 Mobile company or your ISP provider sends this message from using this short code " 50000".Whenever our network settings changed, then mobile operator send this messages to check the condition of your ongoing services. So, don’t bother you are safe.

50,000 is one of the common short code (CSC) used by private businesses and government agencies.These short codes are used by businesses in various ways.They can be used for advertisement and for public awareness. They can also be used to send OTP and a verification link. They can also be used to check your balance  in bank account. 

 

Basically, there are three types of short codes and they are vanity short codes, non-vanity short codes and premium short codes. They vary in their pricing and length of the short code. 

You can also search for the owner of the short codes.You can visit the website of us short directory  and search for the owner of any short code.According to the data of CSCA, 50000 is owned by Sales Force Alerts(Campaign Name). 

Visit U. S. short code directory.You can also buy your own short codes from CSCA. You can also search whether a particular short code is available or not. 

U. S. Short Code Organization is the only organization that provides short codes to different businesses.CSCA(Common Short Code Administration) manages  all the short codes. They gives them the short code in lease for a month or for a year. You can also buy your own short codes but it can cost upto $1000 for a single month. Therefore, there is no permanent owner of some short codes like 50,000.

If a company  leases a short codes and somehow they also get your number.Companies and industries can also send the messages for human verification.This is done to check whether the number is valid or not.

Short codes can be 4 to 6 digits long. Short codes like 50000  is usually used to send text messages to a large number of people at the same time. 

How company gets your number? 

Suppose you applied for a job and also includes your number in your resume. Companies can also sell your phone numbers to other companies for advertising.Then your phone no is used to send scam messages. Your phone no is also exposed when a big company suffer from data breach. So you can also get 'WELCOME' messages from 50000 by some scammers or hackers. 

Is your data safe? 

Yes, your data is safe if welcome messages from 50000 is sent by government agencies or your mobile operator. 

These short codes are also used for receiving donations. So, avoid clicking on any  unnecessary links. 

No matter what you do, do not waste your time in replying to the text messages, because some short codes are "premium", which means you can be charged a certain fees for replying.Usually people also want to reply " Welcome" to them. So, you should never try to reply the welcome message from 50000.

How to remain safe from welcome messages from 50000? 

• Never try to reply to the welcome message from the 50000 because it can cost a fee. 
• You are safe until they are asking for OTP of your bank accounts or sending you weird messages with links. 
• You can also block the number 50000 to stop the welcome messages. 

Conclusion

Always try You can also block the number if you found that number as scam. 

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