Spam in Messages
I have been receiving a lot of SPAM messages. I've tried deleting the new contacts each time they come through, but the SPAM still continues. I've selected "Filter Unknown Senders" but the SPAM still continues. How do I stop this?
You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
💡 Did you know?
⏺ If you can't accept iCloud Terms and Conditions... Learn more >
⏺ If you don't see your iCloud notes in the Notes app... Learn more >
⏺ If you can't accept iCloud Terms and Conditions... Learn more >
⏺ If you don't see your iCloud notes in the Notes app... Learn more >
I have been receiving a lot of SPAM messages. I've tried deleting the new contacts each time they come through, but the SPAM still continues. I've selected "Filter Unknown Senders" but the SPAM still continues. How do I stop this?
Such amount of spam messages are usually sent by spam bot, then there is little you can do except delete one by one.
You can try to prevent it by leaving no or almost no traces of your private information such as email address, telephone number on the Internet.
'Free' doesn't exist, there's always something hiding behind the word Free.
You can also report to your Internet Service Provider.
See also:
Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204759
To report illegal, obnoxious, unwanted or malicious e-mail from an Outlook.com, Hotmail, Live or MSN account, please forward the unwanted message in its entirety (including the entire message header), to abuse@outlook.com
Gmail -> https://support.google.com/a/answer/178266?hl=en
If you have a Mac use SpamSieve -> https://c-command.com/spamsieve/
See this Apple article:
Block phone numbers, contacts, and emails on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
i’ve done that and I still receive SPAM. It’s a little after 2AM PST, and I just received another SPAM message. It’s from the same place. The same 19 phone numbers are included with a different email address as the place sending the message. At least I’m assuming it’s the email address sending originating the message since all of the numbers are blocked.
I tried to forward two of the most recent messages to abuse@outlook.com but don’t seem to be able to. There isn’t a “forward” option or a copy and paste option that I can find.
What’s the next available option? Or is there a way to forward these that I haven’t found yet?
Nope… didn’t work…
I tried entering abuse@outlook.com, but all I did was send the link to everyone in the group.
I went to my mail, created an email and attached a screenshot, but I don’t think that’s what you intended.
These are the options I think you’re referring to, but again, no way to attach the message that I can find.
[Image Edited by Moderator to Remove Personal Information]
It didn’t work. I tried entering the email address in the group message. I think I succeeded in forwarding the Abuse email address to everyone who has been receiving these messages.
when I created an email, I was able to find some options, including “insert photo or video” and “attach file.” I selected “attach file” but wasn’t able to attach the message in the “Messages” ap.
What should I try next?
That’s where our communication is breaking down.
The spam is not from email being sent to my email address.
It’s appearing in my Messages Ap on my iPhone. There are a total of 20 people on the message, including an email address that seems to be the person/machine sending the spam.
Is there a way to report those?
When you click abuse@outlook.com your e-mail editor will open and you can forward the messages.
To forward e-mail messages completely to 'abuse@', use the computer.
Report to your carrier.
Spam in Messages