i am getting tons of SMS spam from absolutely bogus contacts. Email and domain info appears to be random generated. Can IOS really have no way to block this stuff. Don’t tell me to block the contact. Doesn’t really help when the next one is from some other random address.
Update:
I've been doing a little digging on this.
If you are using AT&T, call them.
When you get a customer service person on the line, ask them to look up article 446389 in their system.
That document gives them instructions on how to block all SMS and MMS messages sent to your number that originate from an email address instead of a phone number or short code.
Note that if you rely on things like notification systems that send you SMS messages, and they come from email addresses, this will prevent you from getting them.
I'm in IT and have several notification systems I rely on that do this. I'm in the process of investigating alternatives so that I can stop the new wave of spam messages coming in.
If you're with another carrier, call them. See if they can do the same thing.
Update:
I've been doing a little digging on this.
If you are using AT&T, call them.
When you get a customer service person on the line, ask them to look up article 446389 in their system.
That document gives them instructions on how to block all SMS and MMS messages sent to your number that originate from an email address instead of a phone number or short code.
Note that if you rely on things like notification systems that send you SMS messages, and they come from email addresses, this will prevent you from getting them.
I'm in IT and have several notification systems I rely on that do this. I'm in the process of investigating alternatives so that I can stop the new wave of spam messages coming in.
If you're with another carrier, call them. See if they can do the same thing.
KiltedTim wrote:
If you are using AT&T, call them.
When you get a customer service person on the line, ask them to look up article 446389 in their system.
That document gives them instructions on how to block all SMS and MMS messages sent to your number that originate from an email address instead of a phone number or short code.
Very interesting.
If the spam is coming from a mobile number or short code, you should forward it to 7726 (SPAM). The carrier will then look into it.
SMS is controlled by the cellular network.
Apple has no control over it.
I receive no spam in my SMS and never have.
Your phone number has been added to a call list being sold to spammers.
Follow the suggestions above, working through your cellular service provider and reporting spam.
Shinehah wrote:
I went to a local AT&T office and the assistant couldn't find that article. What should I do?
Do what KiltedTim suggested: call AT&T customer service. The folks in the stores are sales people.
I went to a local AT&T office and the assistant couldn't find that article. What should I do?
Yep. It's the latest thing. Complain to your cellular carrier. There's nothing much you can do about it.
Anyone else getting hammered with SMS spam in Messages?
