My phone is flirting with me o_O

I thought the the rumours of husbands thinking their wives were having affairs due to unsolicited automated phone calls from their mobile providers were at best exaggerated and at worst, poppycock.

Then I got this message:

To translate, it says: 

Close your eyes sweetie, ok open them, and read the following words:

I love you and I will never betray you. For more, dial *148*08#

Creepy much? Bearing in mind only the fumbua macho part, and not the kwa megi zaidi part, pops up on most phones when the message comes through. Not good for paranoid partners!

So there was that one. And then they decide they want to take our relationship further:

Again, a clunky translation: 

You ask me how long I will love you? The answer is I loved you yesterday, today and I will love you tomorrow, every day and forever. For more tips, dial *148*08# NOW!!

Word to the wise: if someone quotes lines from their mobile provider to you in text messages, you might not be onto a winner. Especially if they forget to delete the "for more, dial" part.

PS: I started writing this in August. Since then, Zantel has kept sending me messages, even though I never answer his calls. Ah, unrequited love :)