Report a spam message on Facebook with this quick guide
Are you getting messages from unknown users on Facebook? While Facebook has preventative features for spam conversations, you can manually report a chat as spam and report the user. Here's how to mark a Facebook Messenger conversation as spam.
Quick Steps
- Open the Messenger app.
- Tap the chat.
- Tap the user's name at the top.
- Tap Report and select a reason.
- Tap Submit report .
Steps
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Open the Messenger app. This looks like a white lighting bolt in a multicolored speech bubble.
- Facebook Messenger already has features that automatically detect spam conversations. However, you can also manually report a conversation as spam. [1] X Research source
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Tap the chat. This should be listed on the Chats tab. If you aren't already on this tab, tap it at the bottom to navigate there now.Advertisement
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Tap the user's name. This is at the top of the chat.
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Tap Report . You may need to scroll down to find this option.
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Tap Submit report . This is at the bottom.
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Block the user (optional). Return to the previous page and tap Block .
- At the top, tap Block messages and calls . Tap Block to confirm.
- At the bottom, tap Block on Facebook . Tap Block to confirm.
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Delete the chat (optional). Return to the Chats tab. Swipe left on the chat, and then tap Delete .
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Click the Messenger icon. This is the lightning bolt in a speech bubble at the top-right corner.
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Click the chat. If the spam conversation is recent, you'll see it listed in the drop-down menu.
- If you need to search for it, click See all in Messenger to view all your chats.
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Click the "i" icon at the top. This is next to the sender's name.
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Click Privacy & support . You can find this in the right panel. The menu will expand.
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Click Report . A pop-up window will open.
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Select a reason. You can select: Harassment, Scams, Other, or another reason.
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Click Submit . This is the blue button at the bottom.
- Click the X to close the window when you're finished.
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Block the user (optional). You can find this option underneath the Privacy & support header in the right panel. Click Block twice to confirm.
- The user will no longer be able to message you, see your posts, or tag your profile.
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- You can also use the Mute feature to turn off notifications from a contact or group if you don't want to mark them as spam.Thanks
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1. Open Messenger
.
2. Tap Home
.
3. Swipe left over a conversation.
4. Tap ☰ More
.
5. Tap Mark as Spam
.
6. Tap Mark as Spam
when prompted.
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