A law enforcement source told NBC News that several branches of the FBI have been deployed, including criminal, cyber and counterintelligence agencies.
But the FBI told NBC News that a VPN from another country does not necessarily mean the text messages originated there.
Dozens of people across the country have received the racist text messages, including high school and middle school students.
She’s among several recipients who were disappointed by the outcome of the presidential election and saw the text messages as salt on an open wound.
The association urged anyone receiving spam text messages to forward them to the number 7726 or “SPAM” to report them to their wireless provider.
Persons:
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Organizations:
FBI, New York, Minnesota, NBC, NBC News, Federal Communications, Trump, Ohio State University, Clemson University, Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, Messaging
Locations:
Atlanta, Georgia, South Carolina, Philadelphia, Louisiana, Poland, Michigan