A lot of text spam comes in the form of e-mail sent to your phone's text-message e-mail address (yes, it has one: [email protected]). Thus, check the boxes for "Block all text messages ...

Studies show people respond at a significantly higher rate and much quicker to text messages than phone calls or emails. Spammers have taken notice.

Even if you were worried about it being real, you should never click the link. Always go to the app or website yourself and log in to your account.

Scam text messages can be forwarded to 7726 (SPAM), a spam reporting service run by the mobile phone industry. AT&T provides a how-to guide on how to report a text using 7726.

Check the number at the top of the text. When a company you do business with sends texts to you, it's not from a 10-digit phone number that looks like it’s from a friend.

Scam text messages can be forwarded to 7726 (SPAM), a spam reporting service run by the mobile phone industry. AT&T provides a how-to guide on how to report a text using 7726.

Scam text messages can be forwarded to 7726 (SPAM), a spam reporting service run by the mobile phone industry. AT&T provides a how-to guide on how to report a text using 7726.

Text message scams now outnumber phone call scams, according to a 2021 mid-year report from call-blocking service Robokiller. Texts have been the most common type of scams since August 2020.

Text message scams now outnumber phone call scams, according to a 2021 mid-year report from call-blocking service Robokiller. Texts have been the most common type of scams since August 2020.