Spam text messages are up 500% since 2015, according to the FCC.
unlike robocalls, scam text messages are hard to ignore or hang-up on and are nearly always read by the recipient – often immediately," the FCC said. "In addition, robotexts can promote links to phishing websites or websites that can install malware on a consumer’s phone."
The order requires companies to block texts from phone numbers that are "unlikely to transmit text messages." A second rule will require each mobile provider – or their partners and contractors – to establish a point of contact for text senders, which senders can use to inquire about blocked texts.ordering phone companies to block any traffic marketing auto warranties from a specific operation. The illegal operation was said to be responsible for more than eight billion calls since 2018. The robocalls originated from Roy Cox Jr.
If phone companies fail to cut off the robocalls from this specific group entirely, they must regularly report to the FCC about how they are mitigating the traffic.The FCC recommends the following to protect yourself from text message scams: Do not interact in any way with suspicious texts, click on suspicious links, or provide any information via text or website.FOX's Catherine Stoddard contributed to this report.
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