The Sydney Morning Herald reported today that The Federal Court has granted interim orders against three companies over allegations of setting up false dating profiles and SMS spamming.
Unfortunately there are some companies which have no ethics which are out their to get your money. The scam is simple in that they obtain your mobile number via a false profile then send you an SMS but if you respond you are signed up for an expensive premium SMS service. (See previous posts for more details)
The proceedings began in January when The Australian Communications and Media Authority started proceedings against three companies Mobilegate Limited, Winning Bid Pty Ltd, Jobspy Pty Ltd and individuals associated with these companies.
It is good to see some action against these companies and I noticed that the safedivert sites are no longer active.
Of course the telecommunications who were providing the premium SMS service were still making money.
Watch out for them on places such as facebook - with quizs where the only way to get a result is to put in your mobile number - just don't!
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