What should I do if I receive a threatening text message from a merchant?

First, how to call the police when receiving threatening text messages?

1. You can call the public security organ directly after receiving the threatening message 1 10 to call the police. Threatening the personal safety of others, in violation of Article 42 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment, shall be detained for less than five days or fined less than five hundred yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan.

2. Legal basis:

Article 42 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment commits one of the following acts, and shall be detained for less than five days or fined less than five hundred yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for more than five days and less than ten days, and may be fined up to five hundred yuan:

(1) writing threatening letters or threatening the personal safety of others by other means;

(2) publicly insulting others or fabricating facts to slander others;

(3) fabricating facts, falsely accusing and framing others, and attempting to subject others to criminal investigation or public security administration punishment;

(4) Threatening, insulting, beating or retaliating against witnesses and their close relatives;

(5) sending obscene, insulting, intimidating or other information for many times to interfere with the normal life of others;

(six) voyeurism, sneak shots, eavesdropping, spreading the privacy of others.

Second, the alarm process of receiving threatening SMS

When a cell phone receives a threatening message, as long as the evidence is sufficient, it can be used as evidence to call the police to arrest people. If the circumstances are serious and interfere with normal life, you can call the police. The public security organ may take administrative detention measures against the other party according to the provisions of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment. If the circumstances are serious, the criminal responsibility of the other party will be investigated according to the crime of stirring up trouble.

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