Tired of getting spam messages/calls on your phone? Here are ways to stop it!

Over the years, mobile phones have become a very important accessory in any person’s life. However, like all things in life, it has a negative aspect too.

One of them is the tsunami of unwanted/marketing/spam messages and calls you receive on it every day. So are there any ways to stop this menace?

We searched the Internet and found that service providers like Ooredoo and Vodafone do take steps to control the menace. Here are some ways which they suggest.

OOREDOO

If you no longer want to get marketing and mass messages in your inbox, you can do the following:

1. Call Ooredoo on 111 and report suspicious international numbers. Such numbers will be blocked from the system.

2. Stop spamming messages by texting “Unsub ServiceName” to 92600. Put the name of the company that’s spamming you in place of "ServiceName". The request is case sensitive, so please type the name accurately.

3. If you want to stop all bulk SMS senders from contacting you, just send “Unsub all” to 92600.

4. Ooredoo’s Mobile App has a built-in Spam Blocker. Download the App, follow the simple onscreen instructions and stop spam on its tracks. For more info, click HERE.

VODAFONE

Vodafone Qatar runs competitions from time to time. However, all such competitions are SMS based and the sender will be listed as ‘Vodafone’ or a short code such as 97773. Vodafone will NEVER contact customers via WhatsApp. So do not answer to these messages or return these calls as it may be a scam.

You can complain to Vodafone about Spam messages by:

1. Calling customer care at 111

2. Contacting Vodafone Qatar HERE

3. Calling Vodafone Qatar's toll free number at 800 7111

Spam on WhatsApp 

To block unwanted WhatsApp messages, visit THIS LINK.

Spam on Viber

To block unwanted Viber messages, visit THIS LINK.