How to get rid of the annoying SMS-spam

First let's understand a little theory. SMS-mailing can be legal or illegal. That is, either you have given consent to receiving such messages or not. And I accept that you can not even notice it.

For example, you deposit funds through special machines. A couple of times pressed under a long boring text "I agree", entered his room, threw a couple of bills. Congratulations, with a probability of 90% you subscribe to the SMS advertising.

But there are also cases when you never leave your mobile phone number and spam still comes. It is possible that your mobile operator is not quite respectable. And, perhaps, it is selling rooms advertisers. Let's start the fight with annoying advertisements.

Up to those who sent SMS advertising

Koom any case, not according to the number that was in the SMS!

Find the company on the website, telephone number or address on the Internet. Look for their phone or email and ask them not to send you promotional SMS and remove from the database. They are required to do so by law.

An alternative to this method is to use a special service: smsnenado.ru. You need to fill in data about SMS, which you received and on the service will do everything for you. They will contact the author lists and asked him not to do it. Big minus - you need to write a new application for each SMS. But it so happens that they come to 5 pieces per day. But nothing can be done. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

call operator

Call your agent and leave a complaint about SMS. Also ask to exclude you from all promotional mailings. And do not get fooled on offer this option enabled, the "Stop SMS-spam" and the like. Why you should pay for the poor performance of the operator?

We do not expect this method results. At least promotional SMS from the operator you will not receive. In my case, for the Ukrainian operator life it worked. I advise you to write emails, write in all the social networks and calls. Worth their zadolbat just as you zadolbali advertising SMS.

Program "Black list"

Another way to deal with unwanted SMS may be a mobile application. Has special programs that will not let unwanted messages to your phone. And these applications in Market Sea. Choose what you like. We present a few for Android.

But harder to iPhone users. These applications are not allowed in the AppStore. But you can create a contact, for example, with the name of Spam. Disable notifications for this contact, and add to it the number of spammers.

But this method does not work if the "sender ID" the name, rather than numbers. The program simply will not be able to determine the number to add it to the blacklist.

malicious client method

Do you like to receive promotional SMS? And because you have not even asked permission. This means you can use against the enemy with his own weapon. Receiving promotional SMS from a regular taxi service or pizzeria, make an order with them. Order pizza for $ 50-100, or call a taxi to go from one end of town to another. One "but" Booked the opponent's address.

After you make the order, with peace of mind, add the service number in the black list, so they can not get through to you. This method must work. You would want to advertise their services to the customer such evil?

Only it is not necessary so to scoff at the firm that you are using or will use. Most likely, they will bring you into the blacklist.

A complaint to the authorities

If none of the above methods will not help, it is time to become Germans. That is to complain to the relevant authorities. In the Russian Federation in late October enacted a law prohibiting the sending of spam. A fine of 100 000 rubles.

The complaint can be submitted to the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), Roskomnadzor or the prosecutor's office. But remember that, together with the requirement to stop sending, FAS may transfer your personal data. For example, the name and telephone number. What this may be the consequences, we can only guess.

Output

In order to avoid receiving unwanted sms, you need:

• Call the operator and ask to unsubscribe from all mailing lists;
• Ask them to remove you from our database of those who sent you SMS;
• Install the application "Blacklist".

And, in the future, you should not give out your phone left and right every firms, banks, shops. And be careful when you enter your mobile phone number on various websites. Carefully read, what you agree to. And never click on links that come to you via SMS.