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Confused - 2/19/2007 3:26:22 PM

noreturns

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Just trying to fig out how Text Messaging Is a Scam ?? Can Anyone Explain this to me ....... As Texts Messages are just to chat back and forth on a cell phone ...........

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RE: Confused - 2/19/2007 3:48:10 PM

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Just like 900-numbers (or the international equivalents), they can charge you for sending them. Have you ever seen a voting contest or commercial on tv that says something like "Text your answer to 91332!" then "All voters will be charged a premium text fee of 99 cents per message"? Well, it's the same deal as that. Text spammers can text you, fishing for a reply, then charge a "premium fee" when you take the bait and text back.

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RE: Confused - 2/19/2007 5:29:03 PM

noreturns

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Ok that maybe true to some extent , But when you texts a cell phone number you cant be changed , Unless you dont have a package with your cell company , Like for myself I have a Unlimited Texts Messages bundle , So its that person problem if they dont have a texts bundle their for they have to pay 15 cents unless its over sea's then its 90 Cents , I work for Telus Mobility i know how it works and for someone to say its a scam is very wrong and makes no sence at all

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RE: Confused - 2/19/2007 6:09:19 PM

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Here's another scam text scenario..

As you all know, almost every day there is a new scam somewhere out there… What’s freaky is that lately more and more of these scams seem to involve cellular phones.
Most recently, it looks like hackers have found a new way to lure computer users to maliciously rigged websites via text messaging on cell phones. This is the latest trick- to send SMS (short messaging service) alerts to mobile phones with a warning that the target has subscribed to an online dating service that racked up expensive charges on cell phone bills (now at this point you probably think… WHAT The F%$k???!!) The message also includes a URL for the user to unsubscribe to avoid the $2 per day charges.
I heard from an anti-virus vendor that the URL points to a website rigged with Win32/Bambo.CF, a Trojan horse program used by identity thieves to hijack sensitive users…starting to get the idea?… then you will get to a website associated with the scam that has been set to entice targets into entering the phone number. At this point, it attempts to load an executable file called “unregister.exe.”and if this program succeeds to run, it installs the Trojan on your computer. This Trojan is basically a back door which opens two ports and allows the computer to be remotely controlled by malicious hackers. Of course, the motherf*@kers will then get access to everything on your computer including pictures, passwords, etc…
Don’t say I didn’t warn you…

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