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Mobile phone users are being warned over a text message scam that could
end up costing them hundreds of pounds. A message saying "hi sexy" is
reported to be luring unsuspecting victims into signing up for a premium
rate reverse charging service.
Simply replying to the message registers the user to the service. Once
signed up, the user is then bombarded with texts for which they have to
pay.
Group IT Security urge all mobile phone users not to reply back to
unsolicited SMS messages.
If you are in any doubt, delete the message immediately.
For more information regarding this scam, please view the links below.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1129985
http://uk.gsmbox.com/news/ mobile_news/all/74655.gsmbox
http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile /article/0,2763,636511,00.html
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I got this as an email just now, just make sure you don't reply to any texts that display the message mentioned above...
end up costing them hundreds of pounds. A message saying "hi sexy" is
reported to be luring unsuspecting victims into signing up for a premium
rate reverse charging service.
Simply replying to the message registers the user to the service. Once
signed up, the user is then bombarded with texts for which they have to
pay.
Group IT Security urge all mobile phone users not to reply back to
unsolicited SMS messages.
If you are in any doubt, delete the message immediately.
For more information regarding this scam, please view the links below.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1129985
http://uk.gsmbox.com/news/ mobile_news/all/74655.gsmbox
http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile /article/0,2763,636511,00.html
(remove spaces)
I got this as an email just now, just make sure you don't reply to any texts that display the message mentioned above...
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Mobile phone users are being warned over a text message scam that could
end up costing them hundreds of pounds. A message saying "hi sexy" is
reported to be luring unsuspecting victims into signing up for a premium
rate reverse charging service.
Simply replying to the message registers the user to the service. Once
signed up, the user is then bombarded with texts for which they have to
pay.
Group IT Security urge all mobile phone users not to reply back to
unsolicited SMS messages.
If you are in any doubt, delete the message immediately.
For more information regarding this scam, please view the links below.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1129985
http://uk.gsmbox.com/news/ mobile_news/all/74655.gsmbox
http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile /article/0,2763,636511,00.html
(remove spaces)
I got this as an email just now, just make sure you don't reply to any texts that display the message mentioned above...
end up costing them hundreds of pounds. A message saying "hi sexy" is
reported to be luring unsuspecting victims into signing up for a premium
rate reverse charging service.
Simply replying to the message registers the user to the service. Once
signed up, the user is then bombarded with texts for which they have to
pay.
Group IT Security urge all mobile phone users not to reply back to
unsolicited SMS messages.
If you are in any doubt, delete the message immediately.
For more information regarding this scam, please view the links below.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1129985
http://uk.gsmbox.com/news/ mobile_news/all/74655.gsmbox
http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile /article/0,2763,636511,00.html
(remove spaces)
I got this as an email just now, just make sure you don't reply to any texts that display the message mentioned above...
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