Report Spam Messages
Stop unwanted text messages and keep your inbox clean by learning how to report spam directly from your device..
Before you begin
Verizon takes our customers' privacy seriously. Help us end spam and other nuisance messaging by sending suspected spam and unwanted messages to 7726.
Spam includes all forms of unwanted communications including, but not limited to: unsolicited calls or messages, Caller ID spoofing, robocalls, etc. Usually, spam is directed to large numbers of users for the purposes of advertising, phishing, spreading malware, etc.
Don't give out any personal info. Identity thieves often pose as representatives of banks, retailers, credit card companies, creditors, or government agencies to get account numbers, SSNs, mother's maiden names, passwords, and other identifying info.
Steps
- Confirm the text message is still available on the device.
- Forward the suspected Spam message to7726.
- Respond to the short code message by providing the sender's MDN on the suspicious message.
- If preferred, block the sender using My Verizon or through the device.
- Delete the message.