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Verizon Customers Hit With Wave of Text Message Spam

Filed in archive Spam News by Sue Walsh on December 22, 2007

Verizon Customers Hit With Wave of Text Message Spam
Verizon Wireless customers were hit with a wave of text message spam this week. The messages asked receivers if they were looking for a date and included a link to an adult website.
You have kids with cell phones," said Dan Shaffer of Wireless Solutions. "Some of this material, objectionable, and should not be able to get through."

Unlike traditional email spam, text message spam is especially problematic because the recipients can be charged a fee for each message by their wireless provider. Verizon, who claims it blocks millions of text message spams a month, says they are investigating, and will credit customers accounts for any spam messages received. Verizon customers can block text spam by going here.







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