I've been getting daily text messages on my mobile with scams. Anything from claiming government money for the pandemic to crypo currency and fake Barlays bank texts. Every single time it's from a different number. I report them and block the numbers but they just keep coming.
Unfortunately there's just not enough done to try and stop them and reporting them is essentially useless as you have to hand ALL your information (probably more than they already had) over to the Telephone Preference Service who then hands it over to the company that is cold calling you. Plus if you don't provide enough info to the TPS then they can't help you at all
One thing worth mentioning is that you can also sign up to the TPS on mobile as well as landlines (Google it).
Another thing a lot of people don't know is that you can report scam text messages on mobile by forwarding them to the number "7726". You can do this for Free from any UK mobile provider
Unfortunately there's just not enough done to try and stop them and reporting them is essentially useless as you have to hand ALL your information (probably more than they already had) over to the Telephone Preference Service who then hands it over to the company that is cold calling you. Plus if you don't provide enough info to the TPS then they can't help you at all
One thing worth mentioning is that you can also sign up to the TPS on mobile as well as landlines (Google it).
Another thing a lot of people don't know is that you can report scam text messages on mobile by forwarding them to the number "7726". You can do this for Free from any UK mobile provider