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In the UK, you just forward the text to "7726" which is SPAM on a keypad. It's a requirement from the regulator. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-i

In the UK, you just forward the text to "7726" which is SPAM on a keypad. It's a requirement from the regulator. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice-for-consumers/scams/7726-reporting-scam-texts-and-calls https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice...

screamingninja 3y ago
Does a forwarded text retain the envelope?
- o11c 3y ago
  Presumably they can compare the message body against recent text messages they've given you. (also, this works in the US too)
  - crtasm 3y ago
    If memory serves, it replies asking for the sender's number when necessary.
troydavis 3y ago
In the US, 7726 just goes to the receiving carrier (that is, your wireless provider), not the sending carrier. It can help your carrier filter the messages (eventually, sometimes…), but it doesn’t actually stop them.
kwhitefoot 3y ago
In Norway it is an offence with penalties per infringing call to cold call anyone who has registered their number with the Brønnøysund registry more than 30 days ago (the equivalent of the Telephone Preference Service).
- sentientslug 3y ago
  The US has the same thing for a very long time with the National Do Not Call registry: https://www.donotcall.gov/ https://www.donotcall.gov/ The problem is that it's nearly impossible to enforce this. Would be curious to know if Norway has had any better luck.
  - adhesive_wombat 3y ago
    I don't know about Norway, but the UK Telephone Preference Service does issue a number of fines for the line marketing calls they are responsible for, with enforcement via the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO, the GDPR people too): https://www.tpsonline.org.uk/pages/enforcement https://www.tpsonline.org.uk/pages/enforcement Obviously if scammers are willing to commit serious fraud that will definitely result in prison if caught, they're probably not too worried about that. Along with scams, silent calls also fall under Ofcom's jurisdiction: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/complaints/complain-about-phones-or-internet-services/unwanted-calls-and-messages/silent-abandoned-scam-calls https://www.ofcom.org.uk/complaints/complain-about-phones-or...
  - kwhitefoot 3y ago
    Well something must be working because I have only had one cold call in the last ten years. We never got very many but now it's so rare as to be worth remarking on if it happens. That one cold call turned out to have been a mistake on the part of an otherwise well behaved company who were very apologetic when I pointed out that my number was on the register. Companies do occasionally get fined. I have had a couple of calls from outside the country but I generally just don't answer unrecognized numbers from outside the countries that I have a connection with.

screamingninja 3y ago

Does a forwarded text retain the envelope?

o11c 3y ago
Presumably they can compare the message body against recent text messages they've given you. (also, this works in the US too)
- crtasm 3y ago
  If memory serves, it replies asking for the sender's number when necessary.

troydavis 3y ago

In the US, 7726 just goes to the receiving carrier (that is, your wireless provider), not the sending carrier. It can help your carrier filter the messages (eventually, sometimes…), but it doesn’t actually stop them.

kwhitefoot 3y ago

In Norway it is an offence with penalties per infringing call to cold call anyone who has registered their number with the Brønnøysund registry more than 30 days ago (the equivalent of the Telephone Preference Service).

sentientslug 3y ago
The US has the same thing for a very long time with the National Do Not Call registry: https://www.donotcall.gov/ https://www.donotcall.gov/ The problem is that it's nearly impossible to enforce this. Would be curious to know if Norway has had any better luck.
- adhesive_wombat 3y ago
  I don't know about Norway, but the UK Telephone Preference Service does issue a number of fines for the line marketing calls they are responsible for, with enforcement via the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO, the GDPR people too): https://www.tpsonline.org.uk/pages/enforcement https://www.tpsonline.org.uk/pages/enforcement Obviously if scammers are willing to commit serious fraud that will definitely result in prison if caught, they're probably not too worried about that. Along with scams, silent calls also fall under Ofcom's jurisdiction: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/complaints/complain-about-phones-or-internet-services/unwanted-calls-and-messages/silent-abandoned-scam-calls https://www.ofcom.org.uk/complaints/complain-about-phones-or...
- kwhitefoot 3y ago
  Well something must be working because I have only had one cold call in the last ten years. We never got very many but now it's so rare as to be worth remarking on if it happens. That one cold call turned out to have been a mistake on the part of an otherwise well behaved company who were very apologetic when I pointed out that my number was on the register. Companies do occasionally get fined. I have had a couple of calls from outside the country but I generally just don't answer unrecognized numbers from outside the countries that I have a connection with.