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2. Stop unwanted calls and texts from hitting your cellphone - AOL

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   If they call back, file a complaint with the FTC at donotcall.gov or 1-888-382-1222. But these days, many companies find it cheaper, easier and more profitable to send advertisements by text.

3. What You Need to Know About Spam Calls and 7 Ways to ... - AOL

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   And now that Sprint is a part of T-Mobile, Sprint customers will also get free protection to identify and block scam and unwanted robocalls, in the upgraded Call Screener app which was previously ...

4. Here are the best ways to block robocalls - AOL

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   Allow phone companies to block unwanted calls to their customers by default. Permit phone companies to implement technology that would enable consumers to block calls not on their own contact list.

5. National Do Not Call Registry - Wikipedia

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   The National Do Not Call Registry is a database maintained by the United States federal government, listing the telephone numbers of individuals and families who have requested that telemarketers not contact them. [1] Certain callers are required by federal law to respect this request. Separate laws and regulations apply to robocalls in the ...

6. Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 - Wikipedia

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   In 2013, the Philadelphia Federal Appeals Court held that consent to receive calls from collectors, banks, or telemarketers to consumers' cell phones may be revoked by the consumer. The CAN-SPAM Act made a minor amendment to the TCPA to explicitly apply the TCPA to calls and faxes originating from outside the U.S.

7. Mobile phone spam - Wikipedia

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   Mobile phone spam is a form of spam (unsolicited messages, especially advertising), directed at the text messaging or other communications services of mobile phones or smartphones. As the popularity of mobile phones surged in the early 2000s, frequent users of text messaging began to see an increase in the number of unsolicited (and generally ...

8. Block all senders except for Contacts - AOL Help

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   Avoid the frustration of unwanted emails by enabling the option to only receive messages from senders who are in your contact list. If you're expecting messages from a specific sender, be sure to add their email address to Contacts. 1. Click Settings | More Settings. 2. Click Security and privacy tab. 3. Toggle on Block all senders except ...

9. How to stop robocalls and spam calls for good - AOL

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   Eliminating humans dialing phones means that marketers and scammers can reach millions of phones efficiently and cheaply. “And they work for two reasons,” Galak explains.