How do I prevent someone from receiving my iMessages on my old iPhone?

The new owner of my old iPhone is receiving iMessages that are intended for me (by simply "texting" me). People say when they "text" (fellow iPhone/iMesssage" friends), the messages bounce back. Is there anything I can do on my end to prevent this from happening? I have changed my iTunes ID & password... Many thanks!

You need to log turn imessage off on the old phone and change your Apple ID password.
Delete the phone from your profile in https://supportprofile.apple.com if you registered your phone there

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