dealing with spam

If you receive any spam messages, please forward them to 7726, free, from your Orange phone. This will help us monitor what’s out there, and help us reduce the amount of spam you get.

You should report any suspected premium-rate text scams to the Phonepay Plus. You can contact them on 0800 500212 or by visiting www.phonepayplus.org.uk

did you find this article helpful?

We’re sorry to hear that – perhaps one of the related articles below might be of more help to you.

To enable us to improve this site, we’d appreciate it if you’d take a moment to let us know what you felt was wrong with this article.

Not clear enough Too simplistic
Not relevant Too long

 

more on this subject

ending unwanted services

If you’re receiving spam from one company or source and want to stop it, there are a couple of ways of going about it.

Read more

how to avoid spam

While it’s unlikely your life will ever be entirely free of spam, there are steps you can take to avoid it.

Read more

mobile spam – talking points for children

Children are particularly vulnerable to spam, as they often don’t understand the full implications of signing up to apparently attractive offers. Here is some advice which should give them a clearer understanding of the risks of spam.

Read more

where to next?

For details on access to official information, and how to protect personal information, visit the Information Commissioner’s office.

For information on how to activate a fraud alert, click here.

For general tips on internet safety click here.