spam texts
Unwanted phone solicitations
Spam texts are unsolicited messages sent to mobile phones, typically promoting scams, fraudulent offers, or unwanted services.
They arrive from unknown numbers, often spoofed, and may contain suspicious links or requests for personal information: I keep getting spam texts about fake package deliveries.
Most phones now filter them automatically.
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- junkWorthless discarded items
- unwantedNot wished for
- inboxMessage receiving folder
block · delete · lottery · Nigerian · prince · too good to be true · suspicious · urgent · act now · click here · link · fraud · robot · automate · bulk sender · unsubscribe · opt out · annoying
- digital annoyancespop-ups, ads, malware, viruses, buffering
- text messagesalerts, reminders, notifications, announcements, appointment reminders
- Textingtyping indicator, typing dots, read receipts, read receipt, delivered