How to Mark a Facebook Messenger Conversation As Spam

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: May 15, 2018

This wikiHow teaches you how to label a Facebook Messenger conversation as "Spam", which will both remove it from your inbox and report the sender to Facebook.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Using the Mobile App

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Open the Messenger app. It's the white bolt of lightning on a blue background.
- If you aren't signed into Messenger, type in your phone number, tap Continue, and enter your password.
2
Tap the Home tab. It's in the bottom left corner of the screen.
- If Messenger opens to a conversation, tap the Back button in the top left corner of the screen first.
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3
Swipe left over a conversation. Doing so will bring up three options to the right of the conversation: ☰ More, Mute, and Delete.
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Tap ☰ More. You should see a pop-up window appear after doing so.
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Tap Mark as Spam. It's toward the bottom of the screen.
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Tap Mark as Spam when prompted. Doing so will both remove the conversation from Messenger's Home page and report the sender to Facebook.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Using the Facebook Website

1
Open the Facebook website. If you're logged into Facebook, it should open to your News Feed.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the top right corner of the screen and click Log In.
2
Click the Messenger icon. It's the blue lightning bolt image in the list of options that are in the top right corner of the Facebook page.
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Click View All in Messenger. It's at the bottom of the Messenger drop-down window here.
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Click ⚙️ to the right of a Spam conversation. You'll need to hover over the conversation on the left side of the screen in order to do so.
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Click Mark as Spam.
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Click Mark as Spam again. This option will be available in a pop-up window. Clicking it will both mark the message in question as spam and remove it from your inbox.