China: Garbled text messages from numbers starting with 130?

A number of netizens claimed to have received a text message from a number starting with 130. The text message was a string of garbled numbers. The text message also caused heated discussions on Weibo.


Today, China Mobile’s official Weibo announced that it was verified with China Unicom that the reason was due to the system upgrade test carried out by China Unicom Shandong Branch.

On the evening of April 28, 2022, some customers in section 136 received garbled text messages from numbers starting with 130 (the last 8 digits of the calling number are the same as the last 8 digits of the called number). After finding the problem, our company immediately launched an emergency response. The process to intercept related text messages. After verification in collaboration with China Unicom, the reason was due to the system upgrade test carried out by China Unicom Shandong Branch. China Mobile will further enhance its emergency service capabilities and provide customers with high-quality services.

China Unicom said that Shandong Unicom's system upgrade resulted in a small number of users receiving test text messages last night. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to users. We will wholeheartedly serve the vast number of users, and sincerely thank netizens for their concern and attention.

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