Verizon customers have recently been receiving spam text messages from their own mobile numbers. Over the course of the past few days, multiple Verizon customers shared screenshots of a text message ...

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Verizon is cracking down on obnoxious spam calls that target consumers by using area codes and phone numbers that are similar to their own. So-called “spoofing” calls will be filtered out by a new ...

If you use a cellphone, you know how persistent and annoying spam text messages can be, and it’s getting worse. The FCC has noted a sharp increase in complaints about unwanted text messages: consumer ...

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Have you been receiving spam text messages that appear to come from your own phone number? It's not just you. Verizon said it is working to block spam texts some customers say they have received from ...

"Bad actors" are reportedly responsible for texts to Verizon customers that come from their own number. The FTC said recently that phone fraud reports have skyrocketed. Verizon also told The Verge it ...

Verizon is making it easier to block email-to-text messages. You can now get rid of those pesky texts coming from unknown or spammy email addresses by simply sending a message. You have to send the ...