5 Ways to Block Stock "Leading Room" Spam Text Messages

If you invest in stocks or crypto, you have probably received ad texts for "leading rooms" (paid stock tip chat rooms) at least once. Where did your information leak from? Are you tired of spam texts that keep coming? In this post, we'll show you 5 effective ways to block illegal spam texts.

1. Use the Do Not Call Service

Do Not Call is a free service that blocks promotional calls and texts sent for sales purposes by financial companies. It's easy to use. Just visit the official Do Not Call website and register your mobile number. This lets you block unwanted promotional texts effectively.

2. Carrier Spam Filtering Services

Major carriers such as SKT, KT and LG U+ offer spam text filtering for free. Call your carrier's customer center and sign up for the spam filtering service, and you'll stop receiving those annoying ad texts.

3 Use Spam-Blocking Apps

You can automatically block spam calls and texts with a variety of spam-blocking apps such as T Phone (T전화), Whoscall and whowho. These apps identify and block spam based on reports from their users.

4. Block Sender Numbers and Register Blocked Phrases

If you keep receiving spam texts from a particular number, you can block that number, or register words that often appear in spam texts as blocked phrases to stop illegal ad texts from reaching you.

5. Report Stock Spam Texts

When you receive an illegal spam text, you can report it by calling 118, or report it directly through your smartphone's messaging app. By doing so, you can help reduce illegal spam.