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There’s a new type of spam that is using non iMessage to send a message to a group of random numbers. I’ve just been added to 2 today and I’m getting so many texts. I’ve blocked the originating numbers but all the real people responding to it is causing me to have one after another after another texts. I have hidden the alerts but how can I actually leave the conversation? This is SPAM and we need a solution to deal with it.
iPhone XR, iOS 14
You can’t add or remove people from group MMS messages or group SMS messages.
Types of group messages
The three types of group messages that you might see are: group iMessage, group MMS, and group SMS. The Messages app automatically chooses the type of group message to send based on you and your recipients' settings, network connection, and carrier plan. For example:
You can’t add or remove people from group MMS messages or group SMS messages.
Types of group messages
The three types of group messages that you might see are: group iMessage, group MMS, and group SMS. The Messages app automatically chooses the type of group message to send based on you and your recipients' settings, network connection, and carrier plan. For example:
Unfortunately I don't know how to stop it but I do know how to turn off notifications for the conversation. Go to the Messages app then swipe to the left on the conversation then tap on the crescent moon icon
This is happening to me, however, there is no phone #. It is coming from a weird email at gmail to around 20-25 phone #s. If I had a phone # that sent it, I could report it to my carrier by replying to 7726. The people sending it know what they are doing. Any ideas how to report to gmail as spam???
Every day I am getting group text messages to my iphone11. They come from different numbers each time and to different number each time. They are from Wholesale Foods or so it says in the text body. Every day I get one and so does 14 other randon numbers. This is spam or robo texting. How do I stop it. There is no button to "leave conversation" plus if I did I would just get involved in another one. HELP!
Mute all unrecognized senders.
Or accept calls and such from only recognized senders.
If these are SMS messages as I’d guess, then your carrier can usually either block or provide services to block the senders.
MikeCluck wrote:
The problem is the text messages comes from a different number each time. It is basically robo texting.
Well aware. Calling number spoofing is routine, which means muting all unrecognized senders, possibly also muting all telephone calls from all unrecognized callers (telephone spam is getting that bad), or carrier assistance with spam messages and some carriers do offer that.
I agree this is new and it's a big challenge. I've just started getting these. the group is made up of 20 phone #s in sequence.
What can one do to stop it?
The problem is the text messages comes from a different number each time. It is basically robo texting.
How do I remove myself from a SPAM group text?
