Verizon Wireless sues alleged text spammer

Mobile carrier giant Verizon Wireless has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, seeking an injunction against Passport Holidays, a company in Ormond Beach, Fla., that allegedly sent more than 98,000 unsolicited mobile text messages to Verizon Wireless customers last month. [via Telephony online]

"The short messages informed customers they supposedly had won a cruise to the Bahamas, and asked them to call a number to claim their prize".

Last year, in one of the first cases of its kind, Verizon obtained an injunction against a Rhode Island spammer who had been sending numerous text message solicitations to Verizon Wireless customers.

emily | 4:07 PM | News, Buzz |
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