Cell phone spam is a real problem. In fact, one tech analyst writing for Forbes recently opined that the “Do Not Call List” doesn’t work and estimated as many as 100 billion robocalls—calls lacking a ...

There were 178,040 fraud reports in the forest quarter of the year, according to the Federal Trade Commission, with the top contact method for fraudsters being phone calls; here’s how iPhone users can ...

Discourage scammers from calling incessantly by not picking up. Sign up for the Do Not Call Registry to stop telemarketing ...

Spam calls have become a pervasive problem for smartphone users, disrupting daily life and compromising privacy. As an iPhone user, you may have noticed that the built-in call blocking feature only ...

It's something that's happened to us all: we reach for our phone to answer a call only to see the words "scam likely" on the screen. As more people move to messaging as their primary means of keeping ...

Here are all the details on how to block a number on iPhone. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Spam calls and text messages seem absolutely relentless these days — you’ll want to know how to block a ...

Text messages that come to your phone as spam messages are a nuisance at best and a risk to your personal security at worst. But somewhere in between lies a unique type of spam text message that ...

We've all gotten those incredibly annoying robocalls on our phones. Although, over the last few years, scam text messages have grown into an out-of-control nuisance. I tend to get a lot claiming that ...

Code within the Phone by Google app suggests that Google could be working on a shared phone number blocklist for Android. The Phone by Google app could soon block both calls and texts by using this ...

There are certain situations where you may feel the need to conceal or block your mobile phone number while initiating a call from your iPhone. Employing this strategy serves as a robust mechanism for ...

While regulators are doing everything they can to stop robocalls in their tracks , it's an uphill battle, and some calls will inevitably slip through and make it to your phone. Fortunately, both Apple ...