Stop Reaching for Your Phone and Report Spam Texts to T-Mobile

Spam text messages are as annoying as robocalls or spam email, if not worse. They can be unnecessary ads or dangerous fraud and phishing attempts that can get a hold of your credit card details and do some serious damage.

Americans received approximately 25 billion spam texts in 2017, and those numbers are on the rise. No wonder that every major cell carrier, including T-Mobile, focused their attention on devising protection against this current electronic plague.

Spam Texts and How They Work

Any unsolicited text message coming from an unknown number could be classified as spam. While some of them are used as marketing channels for legitimate products and services, a lot of those texts are sent with malicious intent to trick you into sharing sensitive information. They often contain links to shady websites designed to steal your credit card information, email address, or Social Security number.

Spam texts are usually not sent from another phone but generated on a computer instead. Scammers often use messaging apps or deliver spam texts from email addresses. Robotexts might be easier to ignore than scam calls and emails, but it doesn’t mean they’re harmless.

Text Scams That Affect Most Users

It’s important to know your enemy to fight it successfully. We have compiled an overview of the most common text scams that should help you recognize and avoid them in the future:

Not Sure if the Text You Received Qualifies as Spam?

If you’re having doubts whether the suspicious text that ended up in your inbox is dangerous spam or a real deal, here are several tips to help you decide:

• Dangerous spam messages have typos, poor composition, or not-quite-right versions of actual companies’ websites
• Scam attempts will push you to act urgently, so they use scenarios involving threats to safety to your finances or loved ones
• Offering gifts in exchange for personal information is a common strategy used by scammers—if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is
• Spam texters try hard to impersonate or spoof familiar numbers, but if the tone of the message feels a bit too generic, you should be careful

Block Spam Text Messages With T-Mobile’s Help

T-Mobile allows its users to utilize a feature called Message Blocking to stop any unsolicited messages. You can turn it on following these steps:

1. Open the Blocking page on T-Mobile’s website
2. Sign in to your account if required
3. Locate the Message Blocking options near the bottom of the page
4. Turn Message Blocking on according to your needs

Message Blocking is an umbrella tool that offers several options and lets you decide what level of protection suits your needs the best. You can choose to block:

• All incoming and outgoing chargeable messages
• Instant messages sent via SMS
• Text and picture messages
• Emails sent to MSISDN@TMomail.net from getting delivered as texts

This tool won’t work on all types of messages. No matter which option you turn on, it will still allow:

• Free messages from third-party providers sent to notify you about items you purchased
• Standard-rated messages from shortcodes
• Notifications for different services
• Wireless Emergency Alerts
• Email sent to and from your @tmomail.net address
• Instant messages or emails on Windows Mobile or BlackBerry devices
• Voicemail notifications

Report Spam Text Messages to T-Mobile

Receiving unwanted messages and calls without your consent is illegal under the CAN-SPAM Act. If you receive a suspicious message or an unsolicited ad through this channel, you can report it to T-Mobile’s Spam Reporting Service as described below:

1. Press and hold on the message text and select Copy
2. Start a new message and paste the copied content without adding anything else
3. Send the message to 7726

You will receive a confirmation text from T-Mobile as they forward your message to the Security Center without sharing your details.

Fight Spam Texts With DoNotPay

DoNotPay prides itself on prioritizing consumer rights and security above all. For that reason, we developed a tool that can help you fight spam text messages with ease and convenience.

Start by setting up your DoNotPay account in a web browser. When you receive a dangerous text asking for your credit card information, log in to your account, and follow these steps to gain the upper hand against scammers:

1. Click on Robo Revenge on the homepage
2. Generate a virtual credit card by selecting Create Your Card
3. Provide the fake card details to the scammers
4. Get their information when they try to charge the card
5. Send Demand Letters To them using DoNotPay and get compensation

Using DoNotPay’s virtual credit cards is completely harmless for you as they are not connected to the actual bank account. We will use them to unveil the identity of your scammer and help you file a lawsuit if you opt for it.

Tips for Additional Protection Against Spam Texts

Knowing your do’s and don'ts when dealing with spam texts can make a huge difference. Text scammers don’t dawdle while the world devises new ways to stop them. They keep improving and inventing new scenarios to make you fall prey to their scams.

The table below contains useful tips on what to do and what to avoid when you receive a spam text:

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