Feeling buried under a flood of unwanted calls and texts on your iPhone? Sadly, you aren't alone, as spam calls and texts are on the rise from anyone from eager local businesses to politicians asking ...

You don’t need extra apps or technical know-how to fight scam calls, as your phone already has features designed to stop them ...

YOUR phone is packed with clever ways to beat spammers and scammers – saving you stress and potentially a costly nightmare too. But they’re easy to miss against the seemingly endless line-up ...

Thanks to Android smartphones, getting in touch with family and friends is faster and easier. Not all calls are welcomed, though. Spammers, strangers, telemarketers, and other unwanted callers can get ...

This guide will show you how to block unwanted calls, emails and messages on your iPhone or iPad. In today’s digital age, it’s more important than ever to be able to control who can contact you. With ...

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It's almost remarkable that, no matter how fancy our phones get, telemarketers, phone bots, and scam calls are still an enduring grievance of modern life. Just having an active phone number invites ...

The Federal Communications Commission today finalized rules requiring mobile carriers to block robotext messages that are likely to be illegal. The FCC described the rules as the agency’s “first ...

An 'emergency blocking system' that blocks phone numbers used in crimes such as voice phishing within 10 minutes will be implemented. On the 23rd, the National Police Agency announced that it will ...

"Your package delivery is delayed." "Your bank account has been frozen." "Congrats! You won the Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes!" These three scenarios are all among the top scam or spam ...