5 Steps To Avoid Being Spammed In Your Mobile

Spam texts are the most annoying thing that could happen to you. Imagine waiting for that all important text or call and then your phone rings, you see it's just a spam message. Or you are on a budget with your prepaid load so you don't even take up other services with your mobile, then comes the spam texts offering you ringtones and such that instantly rips you off without you knowing it. These are just some of the dilemmas many people have encountered and some have not even resolved it. One desperate attempt that some people take to solve these spams is to change networks or numbers, but then the same thing happens. How can you evade these spam texts? How do you ate least minimise them?

Though it is rather hard to put a halt to it since the companies who operate this kind of market have no formal opt out system, meaning, they send the same worthless messages to thousands of other users. There are some things that you can do to avoid being in such a predicament, here are some of the simplest ways to avoid them.

1. Don't post your number on sites. This applies to all sites that you get into that asks for personal information or your mobile number. The truth is mobile numbers are similar to emails in many ways and they both can be spammed. Always be wary that third parties can gain access to these several sites and they can get your number easily, thus whenever you post your number, you are at risk for getting spammed.

2. Don't give your number just to any person. When you are filling details on a form for a company, marketing companies or other companies that ask you to send your personal mobile number, be wary since these could get into the hands of third parties that will send you spam texts. If you, however, verify your interest, your number can then be forwarded to a firm which will be the ones to contact you so you can avail of promos or such. But take note that the authenticity of these firms are not all reliable.

3. Avoid replying to spam texts. In relationship to the second step, if you give your number to anyone or any site, chances are you wills start receiving spam messages. Some of these spam texts are just waiting for you to reply to them so that they can be sure that you phone number is indeed active, thus you are giving them an opportunity to spam you more, the same thing with e-mails.

4. Do always check a company's privacy policy and marketing schemes. If however if there is a statement that says that the company will not give your number to any third party, still be wary and don't completely trust them. Read, understand and comprehend the details even the ones in small prints so that you will know about all the agreement.

5. If all else fails, the complain to the Information Commissioner's office (ICO) They are the ones responsible in investigating spammers and communication offenders such as sites or companies that forward private data to third parties. The offenders who will be found guilty will pay a a justly fine.

People who do scams and spam are continue doing it because they are getting responses from people, good or bad. If people won't reply or ignore them, they they won't be able to gather the needed data for their operation thus making what they are doing seem worthless.

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