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I replied STOP and they kept texting
Texting after you said STOP is one of the strongest claims there is. Every message that comes after your opt-out can be its own violation worth $500 to $1,500.
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Short answer
You may have a strong case. Once you reply STOP, a marketer has to honor it, and every text that arrives after your opt-out can be a separate violation. Because ignoring a clear request to stop tends to look willful, those later texts often qualify for the higher $1,500 amount, and they stack. Save each one; the messages after your STOP are your best evidence.
Why post-STOP texts are a strong claim
- Replying STOP is a clear request the sender must honor.
- Each text after your opt-out can be a separate violation.
- Ignoring STOP often looks willful, the $1,500 tier.
- The post-STOP messages are usually the clearest evidence of all.
What replying STOP actually does
STOP is the universal opt-out keyword, and legitimate senders are required to honor it. The moment you reply STOP, you’ve made a clear, documented request to be left alone. That request does two things: it should end the texts, and if it doesn’t, it sets up a stronger claim than you had before, because now there’s a record of you saying no and the company doing it anyway.
Revoking consent isn’t limited to the magic word “STOP.” Telling a sender to quit in plain language, like “stop texting me” or “remove me,” can count too. STOP is the cleanest, most recognized way to do it, and it leaves an obvious trail.
Why the texts after STOP matter most
Spam texts can be a claim even before you opt out. But the messages that come after STOP are a different level of evidence. They show the company had a clear request in front of it and kept going anyway. Courts and the law treat that conduct as willful, which pushes a $500 violation up to the $1,500 amount.
And they stack. If five more texts land after your STOP, that’s potentially five separate violations, each at the higher tier. A sender that drags out a campaign after you’ve opted out can build a real claim out of nothing but its own stubbornness. This is the same pattern that makes calls after you said stop so valuable.
What the post-STOP texts can be worth
Run the math and you can see why this pattern matters. Say you replied STOP and six more marketing texts came in over the next two weeks. Each of those can be its own violation. At the base $500 figure that’s $3,000. If they’re treated as willful, which ignoring a clear opt-out tends to support, the same six texts could be valued at $1,500 apiece. The amounts stack, and none of it depends on the texts having cost you a dime.
It doesn’t matter that you may have signed up at some point. You can revoke consent at any time, and the texts that keep coming after you do are what carry the claim. The yes you once gave is exactly what makes a stubborn sender’s refusal to stop look willful. The more complete your record of post-STOP messages, the clearer that picture becomes.
What to do right now
Don’t delete anything. Screenshot the thread so it shows your STOP reply and every message that came after it, including the dates, times, and the sender’s number. That sequence, your opt-out followed by their texts, is the heart of the case. If you can, write down roughly when the texts started and how many you’ve gotten.
Then get a free review. Max Morgan, Esq., a real TCPA attorney, can tell you whether your post-STOP texts add up to a claim and what it might be worth. He works on contingency nationwide, with no fee unless you recover. Every case is different, and finding out costs you nothing. See past settlements for a sense of what these claims have produced.
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Real results, real citations
Actual TCPA recoveries Max has helped secure.
Wrong-number prerecorded debt-collection calls.
Lucas v. Synchrony Bank (N.D. Ind.)
Telemarketing to Do-Not-Call list & after opt-out.
Campbell v. Everything Breaks (D. Nev.)
385 wrong-number calls at $1,500 each.
Higgs v. Golden Title Loans (W.D. Tenn.)
Prerecorded calls to cell phones without consent.
Key v. Miracle Faith Center (N.D. Fla.)
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different.
More on texts after you said STOP
How many texts after STOP do I need to have a case?
Even a single text after you opt out can be a violation. More messages just mean a larger claim, since each one stacks at the higher amount.
What if I didn’t use the exact word STOP?
You may still be covered. Telling a sender to quit in plain words can also revoke consent, though STOP leaves the cleanest record.
Does it matter that I once signed up to get their texts?
No. You can revoke consent at any time, and texts that keep coming after you say stop are often the strongest part of the claim.
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