Incidentally, I am indeed a T-Mobile customer using an iPhone 5. DJ
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 3:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: What To Do If You Are Recieving Unwanted iMessages Hello All, This is for all iOS iMessage users. Yesterday, I posted about what to do if you are an A T & T customer and you receive unwanted SMS SPAM. Now of course, in iOS 7.x, you can block the offending sender of incoming SMS messages be they standard text messages or iMessages directly from your iOS device. If that works for you, great. As for me, however, merely blocking something locally on my device does not seem to make me feel better. That is why I did some research and discovered the short code to which A T & T customers are supposed to forward their unwanted SPAM in order to give A T & T a heads-up on who is gaming its network. What I did not mention in my previous post on this, is that, apparently, none of the US wireless providers have any control over what is sent via iMessage. Consequently, if you forward an iMessage to the A T & T SPAM alert short code number (and I assume this is true for Verizon Wireless as well) you will receive a thank you message requesting that you reply with either the telephone or short code number of the offending spammer. What? Many iMessages don't display a phone number; in fact, they most often display an email address. Consequently, if you are receiving unwanted iMessage SPAM, and you want to report it to Apple in addition to blocking is locally on your device, you must do the following in accordance with Apple's instructions. Interestingly, I checked with approximately 20 or so people, today, all of whom use iMessage on three of the US's four major wireless carriers including A T & T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint. All of the T-Mobile customers I know are Android users. Hmm. Anyway, many of those with whom I contacted reported either having received their first iMessage SPAM or an increase in the number of iMessages received, this week. But I digress. Getting back on point, I followed the instructions below in order to report my iMessage SPAM and now I feel much better. I hope that after reading the following instructions, you will feel better as well. Mark >From Apple: Reporting unwanted messages sent from iMessage If you're seeing unwanted iMessages (spam) in Messages app, you can report those to Apple. To report unwanted iMessage messages to Apple, please send an email with the following details to: imessage.s...@icloud.com 1. Include a screenshot of the message you have received. 2. Include the full email address or phone number you received the unwanted message from. 3. Include the date and time that you received the message. To take a screenshot: To take a screenshot on your iOS device, press and release the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time. The screenshot is added to your Camera Roll album. To take a screenshot in OS X, simultaneously press the Command + Shift and the number 3 key on your keyboard. The screenshot is saved to your Desktop folder. Additional InformationNote: Report unwanted ("spam") SMS and MMS type messages to your cellular provider. Contact your carrier for additional details. Look in the Messages conversation thread to determine if a message was sent via iMessage. Messages sent via iMessage are labeled as "iMessage" above the message in the text field. SMS and MMS type messages read "Text Message" instead. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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