We’ve all received on at some time or other. The dreaded SMS spam. An annoyance in no uncertain terms. The part that drove me to distraction was years ago my (then) provider would send corporate promotional SMS messages and then ding me for the cost of receiving it.
Needless to say that business relationship ended.
But, more importantly, in Australia the AMCA has dropped the gloves and is going after these insidious spammers in court.
From iTnews Australia:
ACMA alleges that Mobilegate Ltd, Winning Bid Pty Ltd and International Machinery Parts Pty Ltd (now deregistered) sent or caused unsolicited SMS messages to be sent to Australian mobile telephone numbers via premium rate telephone shortcode.
The messages allegedly promoted a service known as ‘Safe Divert,’ which was marketed as a text relay message service, and a service called ‘Maybemeet’.
It is also alleged the accused companies used ‘fabricated dating website profiles to dishonestly obtain a financial advantage or gain from Australian mobile telephone account holders’.
I would enjoy seeing more of this happen on our side of the marble.
Read on.
