I’ve gotta say, this is the first time I’ve been sent a spam text in Irish

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1. My pizza never hurt a nobody

2. It’s a new one alright. WhatsApp group of horny girls must be the new “hot single ladies in your area”.

3. It’s not a new thing, just use the search function and you’ll see a bunch of posts about it. [Here is a recent post about it.](https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/lqpzvn/got_my_first_spam_as_gaeilge_good_to_see_bots_are/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)

   This is the only sub I’ve seen where people post screenshots of spam messages. I don’t get it.

   Spam emails in Irish have been a thing for [at least 7 years](https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/2hza0s/spam_as_gaeilge/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) and [another post](https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/2fhsdl/spam_as_gaeilge_an_interesting_new_spin_on_scams/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) and [more…](https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/27ry0t/first_spam_message_as_gaeilge/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)

   Another [post about emails here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/qg7c5d/spam_emails_now_available_in_irish/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) and another [one here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/caq8g1/i_got_some_yu_ming_is_ainm_dom_level_spam_in_work/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)

   A [funny post here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/po0qex/the_funniest_thing_about_being_irish_has_to_be/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)

   [More recent post here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/fvawp9/im_after_getting_spam_as_gaeilge_this_morning/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) and also [here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/d26bat/spam_as_gaeilge_weve_arrived_lads/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)

   Here is a post about [a pop up message as gaeilge.](https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/66js4d/just_got_a_shitty_popup_as_gaeilge/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) where a commenter [linked to this screenshot.](https://imgur.com/gallery/s7MnL)

   As I said. Very common. Very normal. Posted about here all of the time.

   Probably increased after the HSE hack just like the million spam phone calls and texts.

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5. Weird I got the exact same thing

   https://i.imgur.com/bhzlhl6.jpg

6. I get them on Messenger all the time… been happening years it just makes me laugh at this stage lol

7. Out of curiosity, is the Gaelic actually correct or is it a headache to read like the robo-generated spam texts tend to be?