Graffiti spray-painted across the Melbourne suburb of Frankston, urging a person named Chris to "talk 2 me b4 baby is born", has been swiftly removed after going viral on social media.

Key points: The message was seen across public areas in the south-east suburb of Frankston

The message was seen across public areas in the south-east suburb of Frankston The identities of Chris and the message-writer are yet to be revealed

The identities of Chris and the message-writer are yet to be revealed Frankston's Mayor said the offending graffiti was removed after reports by locals

The same message, in the same purple writing, was graffitied across public spaces in the foreshore in the south-east suburb: "Chris u need 2 talk 2 me b4 baby is born, or dont bother after."

Photos of the message posted to The Frankston Community Noticeboard Facebook page were shared more than 10,000 times in under a day, while comments on the post climbed quickly over 24,000.

"Chris … Can you please just call her before she destroys the whole city?" the post said.

Thousands of people have shared the photos. ( Facebook: Frankston Community Noticeboard )

"Don't forget if you see graffiti, you can report it to council via Snap Send Solve," it said, referring to an app to report maintenance issues.

Frankston Mayor Michael O'Reilly said the council was alerted to the graffiti thanks to residents reporting it through the app.

"Council acted quickly to remove the graffiti from affected areas, and would encourage those involved to consider more constructive, and less illegal ways of communicating in the future," Cr O'Reilly said.

The message was also found in pen, but the content remained the same. ( Facebook: Frankston Community Noticeboard )

One of the admins of the page, who did not want to be named, said the photos were "just a tongue-in-cheek post".

"I posted it because I get pissed off at what ratepayers are spending in the community and the money could be better spent on.

"Frankston works really hard to have a good reputation and it's annoying when this happens."

Some of the photos were submitted to the Facebook page by Frankston locals. ( Facebook: Frankston Community Noticeboard )

They said they were surprised by the "immense" reaction to the photos, which had reached about 3 million people.

Despite the post going viral, the page admin said no-one had come forward to identify themselves as Chris or the graffiti artist.

Cr O'Reilly urged people who witnessed illegal behaviour to report it to police.

"I hope Chris and this mystery person can work through their issues, and in the future, refrain from undertaking illegal activity that bear a cost to ratepayers," he said.