Telkom Flash SMS message

[GreenCardigan]

Hi there, this is the first I time I got a Flash SMS message, how do I block and report the sender Impala Cash Loans? If I go into the SMS Toolkit, it does nothing.

It says:

IMPALA Cash offer Loan at 6% interest rate with no Credit check Blacklisted also
Whatsap or call 0739476748 visit our
website:https://www.impalacashloans.co.za/

Flash SMS messages seem like a dangerous way to take over someone's phone. What's more annoying is I have a private DNS adblocker set so I don't get ads, and less chance of malware compared to others; I don't even install apps anymore, just the necessities.

 

[DapperDanMan]

This is an issue on Vodacom as well.

One must be able to disable Push Notifications somewhere, but at this moment I am not sure what the steps are.

 

[GreenCardigan]

So far I've reported them to their registrar and hosting service, and to Telkom and MTN, and the National Credit regulator:

I've also reported their numbers to https://za.shouldianswer.net and https://www.tellows.co.za. They are abusing the Flash SMS service.

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

I get this kak on MTN as well. Sometimes the message is from MTN themselves. So I'm almost certain the operator is involved in this...

 

[Former member 61586]

Having the same issue on MTN and Vodacom. Nothing can be done.

 

[kota]

All the ones I have been getting were from MTN themselves, maybe mybb can do an article on them and pressure the operators to stop spamming us...

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Think I (hopefully) figured it out on MTN.

*135#
7. Consent Management
1. Marketing

Change everything to No

 

[DapperDanMan]

Having the same issue on MTN and Vodacom. Nothing can be done.

#TowersMustFall

Won't that help?

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Think I (hopefully) figured it out on MTN.

*135#
7. Consent Management
1. Marketing

Change everything to No

So it's been about 2 weeks and can confirm this seems to work.

Used to receive this kak daily, haven't gotten anything so far...

 

[GreenCardigan]

Anyone know how to deal with this for other networks like Telkom? If I search for it, the first result is my own post here.

 

[DapperDanMan]

Have you meticulously gone through absolutely all the menu options on *180# as well as *188# to see if they have hidden away any unsubscribe option?

 

[GreenCardigan]

Ja, there's nothing there. I contacted Telkom Support and they don't understand what Flash SMS Messages are, which is Class 0 Messages that are meant to be used for broadcasting messages like emergency messages by a network.

Telkom Support said they spoke to the tech team and they can't block it; but they're lying. Which tech team is up at 07:20 and listening to Support?