How to Send an Anonymous Text
Create a new e-mail account for yourself., Get the person's phone number., Discover the person's carrier., Combine your contact's phone number with their phone carrier e-mail., Compose a new e-mail from your new e-mail account.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Create a new e-mail account for yourself.
You don't want to use your personal account since the sender will be able to view your personal information (name, e-mail address, etc.).
Instead, choose a completely new, free e-mail provider (Google, Yahoo, etc.) and set up an entirely new e-mail account without any of your personal information. -
Step 2: Get the person's phone number.
Make sure to find out and confirm the phone number of the person you'd like to text.
Even though you're sending an e-mail, you'll need the person's phone number as part of their e-mail address. , The person you want to text has a phone carrier, like AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Metro PCS, or others.
All of these carriers make it possible to send a text to the person's phone via e-mail.
To find out a person's phone carrier, you can either ask your contact directly, or try one of these free look-up sites: https://www.carrierlookup.com http://retrosleuth.com/free-phone-carrier-search , In other words, you'll compose an e-mail that will reach the person's phone, not e-mail account.
Simply fill in the person's ten digit phone number (no hyphens or spaces), and then choose one of the following e-mail templates for their specific carrier:
AT&T:
SMS: [email protected], MMS: [email protected] T-Mobile:
SMS/MMS: [email protected] Verizon:
SMS:[email protected], MMS: [email protected] Sprint:
SMS: [email protected], MMS: [email protected] Metro PCS:
SMS/MMS: [email protected] Alltel: [email protected] Virgin Mobile: [email protected] , Once you've gathered all of the necessary information about the person you'd like to text, log into your new e-mail account and compose a new e-mail.
Enter the person's phone number and corresponding e-mail address template from the list above in the addressee line.
Then, hit Send.
To make the e-mail appear more like an actual text message, leave the Subject line blank.
Your contact will receive an anonymous text. -
Step 3: Discover the person's carrier.
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Step 4: Combine your contact's phone number with their phone carrier e-mail.
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Step 5: Compose a new e-mail from your new e-mail account.
Detailed Guide
You don't want to use your personal account since the sender will be able to view your personal information (name, e-mail address, etc.).
Instead, choose a completely new, free e-mail provider (Google, Yahoo, etc.) and set up an entirely new e-mail account without any of your personal information.
Make sure to find out and confirm the phone number of the person you'd like to text.
Even though you're sending an e-mail, you'll need the person's phone number as part of their e-mail address. , The person you want to text has a phone carrier, like AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Metro PCS, or others.
All of these carriers make it possible to send a text to the person's phone via e-mail.
To find out a person's phone carrier, you can either ask your contact directly, or try one of these free look-up sites: https://www.carrierlookup.com http://retrosleuth.com/free-phone-carrier-search , In other words, you'll compose an e-mail that will reach the person's phone, not e-mail account.
Simply fill in the person's ten digit phone number (no hyphens or spaces), and then choose one of the following e-mail templates for their specific carrier:
AT&T:
SMS: [email protected], MMS: [email protected] T-Mobile:
SMS/MMS: [email protected] Verizon:
SMS:[email protected], MMS: [email protected] Sprint:
SMS: [email protected], MMS: [email protected] Metro PCS:
SMS/MMS: [email protected] Alltel: [email protected] Virgin Mobile: [email protected] , Once you've gathered all of the necessary information about the person you'd like to text, log into your new e-mail account and compose a new e-mail.
Enter the person's phone number and corresponding e-mail address template from the list above in the addressee line.
Then, hit Send.
To make the e-mail appear more like an actual text message, leave the Subject line blank.
Your contact will receive an anonymous text.
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