US stock fraudsters turn to SMS spam
By Andy Gent Fascinating new visuals show a two-month snapshot of text messaging spam being sent across the United States. At $199, database lists of 50,000 mobile subscribers, including personal information, are cheap and easy to get hold of, and have been a major factor in the recent increase in SMS spam across the country. […]
Chinese police arrest SMS fraud gang
By Dilip Mistry Chinese police in Dalian have seized a 14 strong gang of alleged fraudsters involved in a fake SMS plot which is believed to have netted 1 million yuan ($164,100) since October. The gang is believed to have carried out at least 10 counts of text message fraud in just over a month […]