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Stop guessing about the texts you never signed up for.

In about ten minutes you can tell what kind of message you received, keep a record that still means something later, and see which rule actually covers it.

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Four steps: capture the thread, identify the sender, check the rule, keep a dated record.1234
From a single message to a record you can rely on

What you get

Know which kind of message you got

A marketing text from a company you recognize, an unknown sender phishing for a click, and an automated call recording are governed differently. Telling them apart is the first thing that changes what you should do.

Keep the part that matters

Screenshots of the words alone lose the sender ID, the timestamps, and the thread around them. A short checklist covers what to capture before anything scrolls away or gets deleted.

Check the claim yourself

Every statement links to the FCC rule, statute, or agency page it came from, so you never have to take an unsourced summary on trust.

See how current it is

Rules in this area change. Each guide shows when it was written and last reviewed, so you know whether to re-check before relying on it.

Don't take our word for it

Each statement below links to the rule or agency page it comes from. Open them and check.

  • The FCC rules identify STOP and specified equivalent words as reasonable ways to revoke consent.

    47 C.F.R. § 64.1200

  • The FTC advises against replying to or clicking links in a suspected scam text.

    FTC consumer guidance

  • The TCPA is the federal statute behind most restrictions on unwanted calls and texts.

    47 U.S.C. § 227

The preservation checklist, free and unconditional

No email address, no account, no download gate. Read it here or keep the page open while you work through your own thread.

  • The six things to capture from every message
  • What a screenshot alone leaves out
  • How to build a dated chronology someone else can follow
  • Which reporting channel fits which kind of message
Open the preservation guide

Nothing to fill in. No address is collected and nobody will contact you.

What this is, and what it isn't

  • Nothing on this site collects your name, number, or message contents.
  • Site search runs in your browser; what you type is not sent anywhere.
  • Every guide names its sources and shows when it was last reviewed.
  • This is general information about how the rules work, not advice about your situation.

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