This doesn't help because I learned through my identity theft protection plan that the new phone number assigned to me by Verizon is posted on the internet under the name of the previous owner, who was quite prolific about putting her number everywhere apparently. As a result, I get about 20 spam texts per day for "Sandra."

These are primarily offers to lend money, although I've also gotten a couple from the Elizabeth Warren campaign.

I've reported some of the numbers as spam and blocked more than 100 from my phone. No help.

It's too big of a headache to change my number again, especially since there's no guarantee that the next number won't have the same problem.

Hey, Verizon! Come up with a solution!