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Spam texts from name no number

Jonbris
Investigator
Investigator

I get daily spam texts from names like ‘Sara’ advertising gambling services amongst others. I can’t report them to 7726 because there is no number attached, just the name. 

How can I stop this? I don’t want to mute them because they still come up at the top of my inbox constantly.  

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Katie_B
EE Community Support Team

Thanks for getting back to me @ademogs.

I have looked at some texts I have personally received which shows no numbers and it gives me the option to block, however, I am an iPhone user. 

When was the last time you spoke with our customer care team?

Katie

 

Hi Katie,

I am also an iPhone user. The problem here is the texts come from different names all with no underlying number. So currently EE offers zero solution other than constantly just deleting the texts. Why does EE allow spam on its network from providers not registered to numbers? How is this possible? What steps is EE taking to prevent this abuse?

I hope that finally clarifies the issue 2 years after I first raised it.

XRaySpeX
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

This forwarding of spam texts to S.P.A.M. is a network-wide facility aimed at your network whomever it is. When asked to reply with the sending no. I use the sending name if it does not come from a no.

I can't be sure it works. I get loads from SHEIN. I reply (not EE) for many with "SHEIN" & I still get them.

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Hi, how did you manage to block them with no number? I’ve tried with just the name and it doesn’t work.

come on EE get your act together! 😡

 

You really aren’t listening are you? 

Christopher_G
EE Community Support Team

Hi @Abc122 

Welcome to the community

You can only block numbers if you know the number. Please forward the message to 7726. It will be sent to a security team who will investigate it.

Chris

Same here. Incredibly frustrating!

Katie_B
EE Community Support Team

Hello @Alexa42

Welcome to the EE Community. 

What are the texts regarding?

Have you received multiple texts?

Speak soon, 

Katie

Moskyzz00
Explorer

same here, they keep coming every day! EE you seem useless.

Hello, Katie

The spams all advertise gambling sites. There is no phone number shown at the top of the screen, so when I forward the spam text to 7726 I am unable to forward the number which sent it.

Sent from my iPhone