Text Message attacks

[Bazzlad]

Does anyone else get a million text message spams a day or is it just me?
Win $1m ring this premium line number etc....
and I get at least 50 spam emails a day
I can't take much more...
How can I stop the phone msgs? Can I???
How did they get my number...
Where's my cup of coffee.....
GRRRRRR :mad

[Slick]

I get loadsa spam emails, but only get spam text's about once every couple of months, they're much more annoying than emails cos it interupts what you're doing at the time when you think it's gonna be something important so it's an invasion of your privacy. I also got one at 4am which woke me up once from big brother (don't ask me how, I've never text in for anything....maybe it's cos I'm with 02)

[Howard]

I used to always get spam text messages, but rarely now luckily. I used to keep getting woken up by them too!

Now it's just emails which get on my nerves big time

[Jimathy]

You could always try someone like this if its getting too much to bear.

http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tpsr/html/default.asp

I agree though the amount of utter ****e that gets sent these days is almost making mobile phones/e-mail etc completely worthless.

When I moved house I made my number ex-directory and haven't had a crap phone call since. You can also do the same with mobiles I think.

[Trash Man]

I was getting quite a few when BB was on, but that's because I am on O2 and BB was sponsored bt O2. Don't get any now

[Nick]

Call your phone service provider and tell them. They should be able to block it, One2one did for me.

[TiG]

Failing that good old Icstis, The people that give these people the licence to send the messages in the first place, if they spam stuff that does fall within the licences of the premium rate licencing laws, i.e clear indication of call costs, correct advertising etc then you can get them fined and banned from sending sms's.

I know because i have to deal with them on the premium rate telephone lines i program, and they are very nasty if you don't stick to the rules.

So next time you get a text that doesn't have call cost per minute on the telephone number you have to ring or the minimum time you are on the sms - go to here and report em

www.icstis.org.uk

TiG

[oddytomtom]

im lucky i never really got many of them

its strange all me mates get loads i get like 3 a year lol

[Rory]

I've got a few spam txt in the past. I remember hearing that if you open the txt it costs you :S . I guess it could be worse tho...one day you will be able to get viruses on ya mobile.

[Agent]

Originally posted by Rory
I've got a few spam txt in the past. I remember hearing that if you open the txt it costs you :S . I guess it could be worse tho...one day you will be able to get viruses on ya mobile.

You allready can

[Dave2986]

Also text bombing is getting more common, thats a right pain

[THCi]

Never get em, I must be the odd one out... again!

[acidrainy]

Originally posted by Dave2986
Also text bombing is getting more common, thats a right pain

Whats that?
I'm guessing its something to do with being flooded with texts....

[Dave2986]

yes it uses free online SMS clients and just sends lots of text messages to you very fast

[Jcb33]

I use mine as a door stop its the moterola one with a radio my freinds could be t exting but im fed up of

Meet horny girls in your area
Text do me to 0900-horny-girls
£1.50P Min

Or

You have one a Holiday
Ring 0900-stupid-sucker
to claim your prize
£2P Min

[Bazzlad]

Well I get

Claim your free Costa Del Sol holiday
ring this number immediately
09999 878976464
Calls cost £100 a minute
and will last your the entirety of your mortal life.


At least twice a day,

then add 4:

You've won £50!
Ring this number NOW!
0995135613132
Or die.

Etc