Chatbots

I suspect this starting to be a larger question with other brands of phone seeing the same thing.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UniversalProfile/comments/hevevj/chatbots_on_tmobile/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Seems to be related to RCS functionality on devices.

Installation of a non-default chat app is a workaround not a fix. As the default messaging app cannot be removed (with in The confines of maintaining a warranty) from the phone only disabled.