mobile phone spamming skills in exchange for $1,000

This is wild. From near near future.

"A mobile phone spam guru last weekend offered to teach his mobile phone spamming skills in exchange for $1,000.

(...) I am getting sued by two major carriers and must get out of the business. I am willing to pass on the torch to 3 people only. I will give you everything you need to start mass mailing text messages instantly. Here is what I will provide you:

-- List of over 10,000,000 cellphone numbers

-- Script that will autogenerate ALL the possible cellphone numbers of every major carrier in the US

-- Cellphone carrier exchanges (For example, to send a message to sprint phone, you need the 10 digit number plus the "@" sign, plus the carrier exchange at the end, something like 5169023314@sprint.text.com)

-- My personal advice and instruction on how to mass broadcast SMS, tips on the various filters, and technical support

(...) Here is my motto: IF YOU CAN SEND YOUR FRIEND A TEXT MESSAGE, YOU CAN SEND IT TO ONE MILLION FRIENDS JUST AS EASILY.

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emily | 4:34 PM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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