I've been receiving a very interesting series of spam. It's always from different numbers, in various in-state area codes, that are nevertheless far away. The format is usually the same. It thinks I have a feminine name and addresses me as "Hey <name>," and sometimes identifies itself as "Eve" or some other feminine name.

Then there's a business name, that ostensibly offers homeowner services in my metro area. And asks if I'm interested in a quote.

So the only actually correctly-targeted aspect is the service area, although when I look up the businesses, sometimes they are HQ'd out-of-state. I'm not a woman with this name, and obviously these people don't actually work for the company they're claiming. And, I'm not a homeowner anyway. I can't use any of their painting services!

Awhile ago, I looked up each of the involved businesses, and I emailed them on their official web contact form, just an "FYI, someone is using your name in vain..." but none of them have acknowledged this.

But it's always from a different number. And it just trickles in, every few weeks there's one. And I can't tell them STOP or block them. I just stare as a new one pops up, and I wonder, what's the scam behind this?