Open Facebook, and select theMessengericon on the top right side of Facebook.

SelectOptionswhich looks like three dots at the top of the Messenger menu.

SelectMessage Requestsin the menu.

The Options button in the Messenger window

SelectSee All in Messengerto check for Spam messages.

fire up the Messenger app.

Tap your profile picture in the upper-left corner of the Chats window.

The “See All in Messenger” option

SelectYou May Knowto see message requests andSpamto see messages marked as spam.

TapSpamto see filtered messages.

When you have message requests, selectAcceptorDeclineto authorize or hide them.

Navigating to Message Requests in the Messenger app

If there’s no evidence that you know the sender, Facebook sends them to your spam mailbox.

Doing this will decrypt the encrypted message so the Facebook Help Team can review it.

When this happens, Facebook does not tell the person whostarts the secret conversation.

Message requests in the Messenger app for iOS

You also have the option toblock someone on Messenger.

it’s possible for you to also block them on Facebook.

FAQ

Todelete Facebook messagesin a web app, selectMessengerand chooseSee all in Messenger.

Select a message and hover the cursor over it > selectMore(three dots) >Remove.

In the app, tap and hold a message >Remove.

While you might’trecover deleted Facebook Messenger messages, you might try some workarounds.

you could also try asking your contact if they have a copy of the chat.

In the Messenger app, tap yourprofile picture>Archived Chats.

Swipe a message and selectUnarchive.

On a net surf tool, selectMessengerand chooseSee all in Messenger.

SelectMore(three dots) >Archived Chats.