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Report a nuisance call or text Forward the text to 7726 - this spells 'SPAM' on your phone keypad. This will report the sender to your mobile network company. You won't be charged for forwarding a text to 7726. Reporting nuisance calls or texts also helps regulators track down who's making them.

Reporting suspicious texts from an iPhone or Android doesn't always go to the FTC. ?Those reports go directly either to their phone manufacturers or to their phone service providers,? said de Banate. ?Generally speaking, the FTC does not get those.?

When you report a conversation as spam, you also block the sender and move the message to your "Spam & blocked" folder. Google employees and contractors may also review your spam information to help improve Google's spam and abuse protection for Messages and Google's other products and services.

Reporting suspicious texts from an iPhone or Android doesn't always go to the FTC. ?Those reports go directly either to their phone manufacturers or to their phone service providers,? said de Banate. ?Generally speaking, the FTC does not get those.?

Filtering out spam messages on Android: Go to the Messaging app and tap the three dots icon in the upper right-hand of the screen. Tap on ?Settings? ?> ?Spam Protection.? Scroll down until you find ?Enable Spam Protection.? Turn it on by swiping the button to the right.

Block & report a conversation On your Android phone or tablet, open the Messages app . Touch and hold the conversation you want to report. Tap Block Report spam. OK.

If you are receiving texts that you didn't ask for, report the sender by forwarding the texts to 7726 (or "SPAM"). Campaigns should also honor opt-out requests if you reply "STOP."

Reporting it as junk sends the information to your phone service provider and Apple. This ?doesn't prevent the sender from sending messages? so Apple recommends blocking the number to prevent further contact. If you're looking for a way to keep those messages out of your inbox, try setting up Message Filtering.

The code 7726 offers a quick and easy way to forward spam text messages to your cell phone carrier's spam department or team, so they can then take action against spammers. The code is easy to remember because it spells "spam." When you forward a text to 7726, it alerts your cell phone carrier of a spam problem.

Ing to the rules of the FCC, it is illegal to send unsolicited commercial text messages to consumers without their prior express consent.