Block spam Messages

[Bex_anastasia]

Hi, i am getting spam messgaes all the time from random numbers who are sending me links which are most likely malware. Are there any ways to block these messages instantly because they dont use the same numbers.

Thank You.

[Blessed4life]

Hi, I know if you're using Google messages all you have to do is hold down the message until a menu pops up the select the circle with the line in the middle then select block message & you're good to go.

[JAMES4578]

Hi @Bex_anastasia The inbuilt Hiya app  can block Spam calls and I believe Messages too.  In phone Go to Settings-Caller ID and Spam Protection, tap on that.   Ensure Block Spam and scam calls. There is option to block all calls or only high Risk. See more in this article  which also mentions 3rd party apps.  https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-block-texts-on-samsung-galaxy/    

[antikythera]

Report them via SMS to 7726 which is the official UK nuisance call reporting number for what used to be the data protection offices. It still works but I don't recall what they call themselves nowadays. The number spells SPAM if you ever forget what to use. You can actually forward the message as you received it to that number

[Bex_anastasia]

I would do all of these ideas however, there are many different numbers doing the same thing i though you could use a phrase or something to automatically block the spam messages with malware links

[antikythera]

Well you can turn off auto-download of MMS in messages settings which will reduce the risk of side attacks from images or videos with dodgy embedded links. As for the other stuff turn on spam protection but you still need to report some of these messages or they won't learn the new behaviour patterns to filter them out

[Devoncatt]

I just got a spam fishing call, samsung phone app did not allow me to block the number nor log it as spam! I went back to google phone app which allows me to report spam and block numbers that are phising

[Mpers]

The native Samsung sms app has no way to stop spam text messages. The only option given is to mark the phone as spam. But this is useless because the the spam senders allways hide the number and camouflage it with a fake company name etc.

The same goes for Samsung mail app. You can only block spam when you know the sender address, but scammers allways  constanly changes their address using temporary email addresses.

These issues are the main reasons most people will use a third party  sms and email app. There are lots of alternatives and most of them are better  for handling spam. 

[Wendyj55]

Same

[Wendyj55]

But you have to keep doing this for every individual spam / phishing text you get ... surely you should be able to block texts that are not from contacts on ypur contacts list ????