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Verizon Customers Hit With Wave of Text Message Spam
Filed in archive Information about , 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 received on their mobile phone 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.

Will it be just a matter of time before anti spyware & antivirus software is installed on mobile devices?



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