My ex-husband sent a message to scold me. Can I call the police?

Legal analysis: you can call the police. If you are harassed and slandered by other people's phone messages, you can call the police. Because it has violated the law, you can take up legal weapons to safeguard your legitimate rights and interests. According to the relevant laws, it is forbidden to damage the reputation of citizens by insulting or slandering. If a citizen's right of reputation is infringed, he has the right to demand that the infringement be stopped, his reputation be restored, the influence be eliminated, he shall apologize, and he may demand compensation for losses. Therefore, as long as someone insults or slanders the reputation of others, it is illegal and you can call the police.

Legal basis: Article 1024 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) enjoys the right of reputation. No organization or individual may infringe upon the reputation right of others by insulting or slandering. Reputation is a social evaluation of the morality, reputation, talent and credit of civil subjects.