I received an unsolicited message from a phone number which I now learn is a trap. I deleted the message and the second copy of the same without replying - there is a suggestion that you ca stop it by replying STOP but messages on the web say this will ge

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I received an unsolicited message from a phone number. I deleted it.


A second copy arrived and I deleted that too.


The message says send STOP as a reply and it will be stopped but the web says this is a way to give the sender access to your account and they will charge you £3 every time.


Did i do right to delete it?


How can I block a number? The system on my iPhone iiOS 8 and Mac Yosemite will not allow it.


How can I change my status (as I do on Skype) to stop these messages safely?


Anythoughts?


"Applemany"

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10), iMac + iPod + iPhone 4s 8.1+ Pismo +Time Capsule

Posted on Nov 8, 2014 1:44 PM

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I received an unsolicited message from a phone number which I now learn is a trap. I deleted the message and the second copy of the same without replying - there is a suggestion that you ca stop it by replying STOP but messages on the web say this will ge

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