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We want to warn him about a possible problem that could occur after refinancing his home: an unexpected increase in spam messages. “Morgan” by Yuma, Arizona, contacted to share that he experienced this.
“We had to refinance our house and tried through Xyz. Now we get a lot of spam that I have to continually block. I know they are because we have used Rocket Mortgage for years and we never had a problem, and Xyz was the only new organization that we had been communicating with the use of that email. How do you avoid it?”
The good news is that there are ways to avoid spam and prevent it from returning. This is what you need to know.
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Tips to help fight spam
If you receive a spam message, avoid responding or click on any message link. Follow the steps below to avoid future spam texts.
How to stop spam text messages on iPhone
- Open the Settings application
- Move down and touch Applications
- Move down to the Messages application and open it
- Move down until you see Filter unknown senders and alternate it
- Open the Message application and touch Filters In the upper right corner. Then, you will see that your text messages have leaked in five categories: All messages, known senders, unknown sending, messages not read and Recently eliminated
Now, the messages of the senders who are not on their contact list will go to the “unknown sending” folder, and will not receive a notification for them.
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How to stop spam text messages on Android
The configuration can vary according to the manufacturer of your Android phone.
- Open the Messages application
- Touch the three -point icon in the upper right corner
- In Settingsmove down and touch Spam protection
- Light Enable spam protection
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How to try to minimize these annoying Robocalls
Together with spam messages, those annoying Robocalls after looking for a lender to refinance can be a serious discomfort. Fortunately, there are several steps that you can take to minimize these interruptions too and protect your privacy.
1) Do not respond calls or text messages from unknown numbers
Not responding unknown calls is one of the best ways to avoid a potential scam. Most telephone carriers now label Robocalls as “risk of spam” or something similar. Scammers often use their local area code or even parts of their phone number to think that the call is legitimate. That is why it is crucial to carefully verify the number before collecting. If you do not recognize the number, it is safer to ignore the call or text message in case it is spam.
2) Block the number
If you receive a spam call and want to avoid future calls of the same number, you can easily block it. Discover how to block people who call unknown on iPhones and Android devices here.
3) Use the spam and robocall blocking service of your operator
The main operators such as Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile offer free services to block spam and robocalls. These include AT&T Call Protect, Sprint/T-Mobile Scam Shield and Verizon Call Filter. Contact your supplier to get more details.
4) Try third -party spam blocking applications
Iphones and androids have applications available for users to download to detect spam calls before they communicate with you. Get our main recommendations here.
5) Invest on personal data elimination services
Unfortunately, there is a great possibility that your phone number is available on many lists that data corridors sell to numerous search websites. However, eliminating your number of these sites can help reduce the possibilities that spammers will seize it and communicate with you. With a data removal service, your personal information is deleted from the web so that data corridors and scammers never have their hands in their personal telephone number, house address or email address. While no service promises to eliminate all its Internet data, having an elimination service is excellent if you want to constantly monitor and automate the process of eliminating your information from hundreds of sites continuously for a longer period of time. See my best selections to obtain data removal services here.
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How to avoid being deceived by Robocalls now and forever
Kurt’s Key Takeways
As frustrating that it is spam, there are steps that you can take to minimize these unwanted messages, including blocking numbers, the use of car transport lock services and enabling spam filters built on your phone. These tips will help you reduce spam and protect your personal information.
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