Scams & Fraud
Stop Unwanted Calls & Texts
Cut down on spam and scam calls and texts. This Guide shows how to screen calls and filter texts from unknown numbers on your phone, use your carrier's blocking tools, report spam texts, and add your number to the National Do Not Call Registry.
Is this Guide for you?
You're getting unwanted calls or texts, or you want fewer of them before a scam reaches you. You can make each of these changes yourself, on your phone and with your mobile carrier.
This Guide helps you
- Screen or silence calls from unknown numbers
- Filter texts from people you don't know
- Forward spam texts and report them
- Add your number to the National Do Not Call Registry
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Based on guidance from Google, Social Security Administration, Apple and Federal Trade Commission. Sources last checked October 24, 2026.