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Block Spam SMS With No Number

Block Spam SMS With No Number

How to ‘Block’ Spam SMS With A Name Not Number

This article describes how to ‘block’ spam SMS text messages that have a name instead of a number and is specific to smartphones that use the Android operating system.

Without installing any third-party apps, this guide shows the steps taken on a Samsung S8smartphone to ‘block’ spam SMS messages that have no number, by constructing a filter to…

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How To Block Text Message SMS Spam

How To Block Text Message SMS Spam

How To Block Text Message SMS SPAM on Samsung Galaxy Phones (Android)

If you’ve started receiving SPAM SMS text messages purporting to be from LloydsBank, Sky or elsewhere, and you cannot report them as SPAM because of the invalid number error, there is a workaround to divert these messages to your existing SMS SPAM box without installing SPAM-catching applications.

I will show you how, using the…

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2012 was a very busy year for scammers. The bad guys thought up devious ways to exploit consumers via social media and cell phones, then reached new lows by using national tragedies like Hurricane Sandy and the recent school shooting in Connecticut to prey on innocent people.

Suffice it to say, we’ve had our hands full over the past twelve months at Scambook. Let’s review the top complaint trends covered by the Scambook Blog in 2012.

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Walmart $1000 Gift Card, BestBuyWin.net, BestBuyContests.com and now TargetContests.com! The weather might be getting colder, but text message scammers are heating up. Have you received a text message that says, “Your entry last month WON! Go to TargetContests.com enter winning code 3847 to claim your FREE $1000.00 Target gift card within 24hrs.”? If so, you’re not alone. Finish Reading on the Scambook Blog.