It's the holidays, so my phone is abuzz with messages. The problem is, most of the texts I'm receiving aren't from family and friends. Instead, I'm inundated with offers for tax prep assistance, back ...

At least a few times a month, I get an email from a viewer asking the same question: how do I stop spam calls and texts from reaching my phone? The truth is, you may not be able to block all of them.

Before I changed my phone's settings, I would get multiple texts each day for things like tax prep assistance, back tax relief, "stim checks," free gifts, and more. If that sounds familiar, your ...