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Man Says 'Booty Call' Cellphone Ruined His Life

from National Public Radio
February 11, 2010

The girlfriend of a Canadian man broke up with him after she discovered suggestive text messages on his cell phone. But he didn't write them. The Winnipeg man went back to the Virgin Mobile store, where the staff found similar "sext" messages had also been preloaded onto other phones, apparently by pranksters.

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  • Morning Edition, February 11, 2010
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