Here's How to Deal with Spam Calls on WhatsApp

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - When your WhatsApp account gets spammed, either by messages or by calls, it can make certain people go to panic mode. But actually, overcoming this 'spam problem' is not that difficult, and not as hard as you might imagine.

Basically, spam is a common and natural problem in the digital world, even normal in communication media such as WhatsApp.

Summarized from various sources, here's how to deal with WhatsApp being spammed by unknown strangers:

- Open the chat on WhatsApp with the link or file above.

- Click the top of the foreign account.

- Look down and select Report.

- After that two options will appear, namely Report only or Report and Block.

- To stop the number from sending chats, select Report and Block.

And to ensure whether the account has really been blocked, you can check it on the blocking list in WhatsApp privacy in the following way:

- Enter the WhatsApp Settings menu on the right side.

- Click the Privacy menu and select Blocked contacts.

- Then look for the blocked number.

Apart from that, you can contact official WhatsApp via email by opening the link https://www.whatsapp.com/contact/. Then fill in various required data such as WhatsApp number, connected device and email address.

You can submit a report regarding a user's WhatsApp problem by clicking the 'Submit' button. Usually WhatsApp will respond a maximum of three days after submitting the report.

Apart from opening the WhatsApp contact link above, you can also send a report by clicking the 'Request Review' option on the message "WhatsApp account cannot be used due to spam". This message appears on the application screen when WhatsApp starts to fail to open.

FANI RAMADHANI

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