Mobile users fleeced by sex line spam

A distrubing new mobile phone scam is being investigated in the UK by industry watchdog ICSTIS, after it emerged users were running up huge bills for sex chat lines they never called, according to Scotland on Sunday.

"The fraud appears to work by sending the intended victim an innocuous-looking text message, usually purporting to be from a friend. Replying to the message automatically subscribes the phone user to a premium rate texting service. In one case, the victim was flooded with 25 texts at £1.27 ($ 2.10) each in just 24 hours, running up a £34 bill ($ 56.27)."

emily | 12:29 AM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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