Spam texts have quietly become one of the most effective tools for scammers, blurring the line between annoying marketing and ...

Spam and scam calls have turned the simple act of answering your phone into a risk calculation, but on the iPhone a ...

Another step you can take is to block numbers once you know they’re spam. Scammers will often change up their numbers, but blocking can still help. In the Phone app, tap on any blank avatar from any ...

Your phone rings, the number is unknown but you pick up in case it’s a doctor’s office or your child’s school – only to find it’s a debt-reduction offer or bogus info about how you won a free cruise.

If your Messages inbox is catching a lot of stray, unwanted messages, we'll show you how to filter, report, and block spam ...

Simply hitting “STOP” on spam texts isn’t always effective — and definitely not profitable. This is what you can do instead.

They tell you that replying “STOP” will get the texts to cease. But in many cases, they’re lying. And it can often make ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission voted on Wednesday to clarify that wireless carriers have the authority to block unwanted or spam text messages, but Democrats warned the ...

Verizon has created a way for customers to block spam text messages from email accounts with just a single text, the company announced Tuesday. Verizon customers can text "OFF" to 4040 to block ...

FREDERICK, Md. -- As more telephone traffic moves onto the Internet, attracted by its low costs, so too will the sales pitches of telemarketers. And just like e-mail, individual Internet voice ...