{"id":359,"date":"2023-11-07T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T19:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.realcall.ai\/?p=359"},"modified":"2023-12-12T00:50:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T08:50:13","slug":"how-to-report-spam-calls-and-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realcall.ai\/blog\/how-to-report-spam-calls-and-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Report Spam Calls and Texts?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whenever telephone calls exist, spam calls won\u2019t come to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s true that spam calls are 100% annoying. Based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/the-fcc-wants-scammers-to-stop-calling-you\/\">the report on CNET<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the US Federal Communications Commission<\/a> has prioritized fighting illegal robocalls over the past few years, and the agency continues to turn up the heat in 2022. Almost everyone needs to receive at least one call from telemarketers each day. Spam text messages, however, are sneakier than <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.realcall.ai\/what-are-spam-calls\/\">spam calls<\/a>, coming to be seen on your smartphone screen. They don\u2019t come from another phone but mostly from a computer and no cost is needed to transfer them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter spam calls or spam text messages, the background \u201cknowledge\u201d is the same. They reach your number accurately. Have you ever doubted why it\u2019s you and your number that\u2019s targeted? How to stop spam calls? How to <a href=\"https:\/blog.realcall.ai\/how-to-stop-spam-text-messages-on-smartphones\/\">stop spam text messages on smartphones<\/a>, then? Here comes the answer below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-table-of-contents-block ub_table-of-contents\" data-showtext=\"show\" data-hidetext=\"hide\" data-scrolltype=\"auto\" id=\"ub_table-of-contents-d8d7d678-c02e-4996-8a6c-155b6933282b\" data-initiallyhideonmobile=\"false\"\n                    data-initiallyshow=\"true\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header-container\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header\">\n                    <div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-title\">Table of Contents<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-extra-container\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-container ub_table-of-contents-1-column \"><ul><li><a href=https:\/\/www.realcall.ai\/blog\/how-to-report-spam-calls-and-texts\/#0-why-report-spam-calls-and-texts->Why Report Spam Calls and Texts?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https:\/\/www.realcall.ai\/blog\/how-to-report-spam-calls-and-texts\/#1-how-to-report-spam-calls-and-texts->How to Report Spam Calls and Texts?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https:\/\/www.realcall.ai\/blog\/how-to-report-spam-calls-and-texts\/#2-do-not-call-registry-fail-to-stop-all-unwanted-calls->Do Not Call Registry Fail to Stop All Unwanted Calls<\/a><\/li><li><a href=https:\/\/www.realcall.ai\/blog\/how-to-report-spam-calls-and-texts\/#3-it%E2%80%99s-better-to-block-than-to-report-spam-calls-and-texts->It\u2019s Better to Block than to Report Spam Calls and Texts.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"0-why-report-spam-calls-and-texts-\"><strong>Why Report Spam Calls and Texts?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One basic method to protect against spam calls and texts is to add a \u201cshield\u201d to your number so that your number alone tells others you hate robocalls or telemarketing calls. That\u2019s the Do Not Call Registry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you register your number on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donotcall.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Do Not Call Registry List<\/a>, you\u2019re implying that you never expect to be bothered by telemarketing calls or sales calls. You\u2019re also suggested to report fraud calls or texts to <a href=\"https:\/\/reportfraud.ftc.gov\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FTC<\/a> so that the number will be on the list with the numbers consumers never expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although not all unwanted calls and texts can be blocked with the above solutions, it\u2019s still a fundamental method to use to stop from being interrupted by spam calls and texts. On one hand, both methods are totally free. On the other hand, the service will never expire. Once your smartphone number gets on the Do Not Call Registry List, the service will work all the time unless you deliberately halt it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1-how-to-report-spam-calls-and-texts-\"><strong>How to Report Spam Calls and Texts?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Step 1. Go to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.donotcall.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">official website of Do Not Call Registry<\/a> and click the \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.donotcall.gov\/register.html\" target=\"_blank\">register<\/a>\u201d link.<\/li><li>Step 2. On the register page, you can either <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.donotcall.gov\/verify.html\" target=\"_blank\">verify<\/a> if your number has been registered previously or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.donotcall.gov\/register.html#step1\" target=\"_blank\">directly register<\/a> your number.<\/li><li>Step 3. Enter the numbers (up to 3) you want to register together with your email address and click the \u201cSUBMIT\u201d button.<\/li><li>Step 4. Check your email inbox and click the verification link to finish the registry.<\/li><li>Then, you need to wait for some days to finally register your phone number on the Do Not Call List.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2-do-not-call-registry-fail-to-stop-all-unwanted-calls-\"><strong>Do Not Call Registry Fail to Stop All Unwanted Calls<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As you finish up registering Do Not Call Registry, it doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ll be totally isolated from unwanted calls, though. Only the sales calls from real and legitimate companies will be blocked since the sales won\u2019t make calls to the numbers on the Do Not Call Registry List of FTC. Nevertheless, the numbers from small companies or small businesses may not be blocked like that. In addition, some calls from VOIP numbers can seldom be blocked and those from the organizations like charities or elections are also difficult to be blocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"3-it%E2%80%99s-better-to-block-than-to-report-spam-calls-and-texts-\"><strong>It\u2019s Better to Block than to Report Spam Calls and Texts.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reporting spam calls to an organization is just the beginning. Your essential aim is to block or stop them from harassing you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here comes an optimal solution to that \u2013 use a spam call blocker app like RealCall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RealCall all-in-one features to help block spam calls and texts via<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Auto Block Over 99% of Unwanted Calls<\/li><li>Accurate Detection and Smart Blocking of SMS Fraud<\/li><li>Meet Answer Bots to Fool Telemarketers, Scammers, etc.<\/li><li>Custom Block Calls in Categories<\/li><li>Know Who&#8217;s Calling You, Based on Our Powerful DataBase<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>No need to report spam numbers to any organization, just enjoy a silent world with RealCall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever telephone calls exist, spam calls won\u2019t come to an end. But it\u2019s true that spam calls are 100% annoying. Based on the report on CNET, the US Federal Communications Commission has prioritized fighting illegal robocalls over the past few years, and the agency continues to turn up the heat in 2022. 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