The message I just received begins with +86 187. If I reply to him, will I be charged indiscriminately?

If you reply to a short message with a strange number starting with +86 187, it will usually not lead to crazy phone bill deduction. Generally speaking, if the SMS you reply to is charged according to the normal SMS charging standard, then only the phone bill used when you send the SMS will be deducted.

However, some fraudulent short messages may be disguised in various forms, including claiming that they have won the prize and having important information to confirm. , induce you to reply to SMS and provide personal information or make payment. For this kind of short message, if you are cheated carelessly, you may be charged a lot of phone bills or suffer other losses.

Therefore, it is recommended that you confirm the true identity of the sender and whether the information source is credible before replying to any short message. If you are not sure, you'd better not reply or do anything to avoid unnecessary losses. In addition, you can also confirm whether the phone number is a fraud number by inquiring the attribution of the phone number or calling the operator's customer service hotline.