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Topic: Mobile phone spam

	CNN.com - Spam invasion targets mobile phones - Feb. 5, 2004
		Spam is migrating from your e-mail box to your cell phone.
		Mobile phone spam has yet to approach anything like the volume of the e-mail variety, but the problem is growing in a region where the average user sends as many as 10 SMS (short message service) messages a day.
		Mobile phone companies were reluctant to talk about the trend, but evidence of the problem abounded on the Web site of NTT DoCoMo, Japan's biggest mobile phone company.
	www.cnn.com /2004/TECH/ptech/02/04/cellphone.spam.reut (659 words)

	Mobile phone spam -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mobile phone spam is a form of (additional info and facts about spamming) spamming directed at the text messaging service of a (A hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver) mobile phone.
		In 2002 and 2003, frequent users of cell phone (additional info and facts about text messages) text messages began to see an increase in the number of unsolicited (and generally unwanted) commercial advertisements being sent to their cell phones through text messaging.
		On June 10, 2004 Russian (additional info and facts about SMS) SMS spammer Dmitry Androsov was convicted for mobile phone spam by (A city in the Asian part of Russia) Chelyabinsk court.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/mobile_phone_spam.htm (377 words)

	Spam (electronic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although spam is merely an extension of mass communications through the ages, some have argued that spam is different because the costs, unlike with traditional methods, are borne disproportionately by the recipient and not by the sender.
		Spam is analogous to junk fax advertising, which also requires the recipient to carry the brunt of the cost.
		Spam is frequently used to advertise scams, such as diploma mills, advance fee fraud, pyramid schemes, stock pump-and-dump schemes, and phishing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spamming (5218 words)

	Mobile phone spam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Another form of mobile phone fraud is the one-ring fraud, where an incoming call to a mobile phone is timed such that it will ring once (or without any sound at all), and then cut off before the user can answer.
		On June 10, 2004 Russian SMS spammer Dmitry Androsov was convicted for mobile phone spam by Chelyabinsk court.
		The fact that the sending was carried out using a Perl script allowed the court to convict him under the article 273 of the Russian Criminal Code (creation, use and distribution of malicious programs) to 1 year probational sentence and 3000 rouble (more than $100) fine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mobile_phone_spam (455 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mobile phone spam
		Categories: Spamming Spamming is the use of any electronic communications medium to send unsolicited messages in bulk.
		Spamdexing or search engine spamming is the practice of deliberately and dishonestly modifying HTML pages to increase the chance of them being placed close to the beginning of search engine results, or to influence the category to which the page is assigned in a dishonest manner.
		Link spam (also called blog spam or comment spam) is a form of spamming or spamdexing that recently became publicized most often when targeting weblogs (or blogs), but also affects wikis (where it is often called wikispam), guestbooks, and online discussion boards.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mobile-phone-spam (1289 words)

	Cell Phone Spam Becoming More Invasive
		In the United States there has mostly been a wait and see mentality as it relates to mobile spam, but few who have gotten spam on their mobile phone would disagree that it isn't an issue that needs to be addressed.
		I as well as many others across the security industry have been predicting the wider scale movement of spam to mobile devices for the past couple of years now and have also discussed how much easier that movement is becoming due to the inbox and the personal computer becoming a lot more mobile.
		I wouldn't yet say that we have turned the corner as it relates to mobile spam nor would I say that we are on the verge of an epic increase, but the problem definitely continues to grow as the filtering technology lags behind.
	www.mxlogic.com /itsecurityblog/1/2008/05/Cell-Phone-Spam-Becoming-More-Invasive.cfm (988 words)

	What is Mobile Phone Spam?
		Mobile phone spam is alternately called SMS spam or m-spam, and is an abuse of the text messaging services most people receive with their mobile phone.
		Such spam usually comes in the form of text messages that may be advertisements, or in worse cases, be attempts to scam the mobile phone user.
		Another type of spamming is the collection of information, when a person is told to call a number, and in doing so, may be asked to give personal information about him/herself, or the very fact that he/she returns the call is used to establish the cell phone number is genuine.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-mobile-phone-spam.htm (519 words)

	Gov't vows to fight mobile phone spam
		A scandal which has seen half China's mobile phone users spammed with unwanted text messages has drawn the ire of the government, which has vowed to fight against the spam texters and promises to expose more of them in the future.
		On the technical front, it is not difficult for mobile operators to block the rogue messages, Zhong said, reiterating the telecom operators should play their part in the clean-up campaign.
		China has 555 million mobile phone subscribers whose personal information is easily traded between sellers who require buyers to leave their personal information and online ad companies who can send junk messages to a target group using this information.
	english.gov.cn /2008-03/24/content_927069.htm (390 words)

	Mobile phone networks, users ... - Feb. 02, 2004
		Spam is the nickname given to unwanted or unsolicited e-mail messages.
		Mobile spam is now common in Europe and Japan, but text messaging in the US is not as popular.
		Until then, the cellular phone industry will have to find a way to curb the growth of SMS spam before it reaches the proportions of the original spam sent via e-mail.
	www.inq7.net /inf/2004/feb/02/text/inf_1-1-p.htm (853 words)

	Agilent \| Agilent solution helps wireless providers circumvent mobile phone SMS spam
		SMS spam is not just a consumer concern; service providers are also impacted when their networks are bombarded with such messages.
		SMS is a mobile phone feature that allows users to send and receive messages of up to 160 characters.
		In a nationwide phone survey earlier this year, the PEW Internet and American Life Project found that of the approximately 134 million American adults who have cell phones, 27 percent (34 million) have used text messaging within the past month.
	www.agilent.com /about/newsroom/features/2005apr04_smsspam.html (652 words)

	Spam – Wikipedia
		Da Unternehmen und Internetdienstanbieter ihre Leitungen typischerweise nicht nach Zeit, sondern nach übertragener Datenmenge bezahlen, entstehen Kosten für jedes Byte Spam, das übertragen wird.
		Auslöser von kollateralem Spam sind besonders häufig Malware- oder Spam-Mails, da hier in der Regel gefälschte Absender benutzt werden.
		Auch Logdateien von Webservern sind nicht vor Spam gefeit, diese werden häufig mit gefälschten Referrer-Daten gefüttert.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spam (7082 words)

	spam message in mobile phone spam messaging
		Spam also costs the Internet Service Provider for transferring the message to the individual Internet user who in turn transmits the cost to the customer.
		Spam leading to frauds and financial loss should be treated as a crime and dealt with as per law.
		Other forms of spam have also been reported like the spam in blogs and spam in mobile phone messaging.
	www.naxza.mobi /spam-message-in-mobile-phone-spam-messaging.html (284 words)

	Mobile phone spam is here to stay - Boston.com
		"(Mobile phones are) a device that's synonymous with the person as opposed to fixed-line phones," said Nick Ingelbrecht, an analyst for research firm Gartner.
		It is difficult to pinpoint the financial burden on operators of mobile spam, but leading Japanese provider NTT DoCoMo Inc. <9437.T> said it spent $250 million on antispam measures in 2001, when the problem came to a head in Japan.
		Mobile phone operators have made a lot of headway in reducing spam by limiting the number of messages that a user can receive at once and in a single day, and by allowing users to reject messages from certain numbers or e-mail servers.
	www.boston.com /business/technology/articles/2006/03/01/mobile_phone_spam_is_here_to_stay (643 words)

	Users choke on mobile spam \| The Register
		With complaints about mobile phone spam on the rise, both consumers and operators see mobile operator self-regulation as the most effective means of combating mobile spam.
		Mobile spam generally has a negative impact on the brand of the mobile network operator.
		The Insights into Mobile Spam study, which was supported by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), was based on 1,659 completed consumer surveys and responses from 154 mobile service company participants.
	www.theregister.co.uk /2005/02/10/mobile_spam (404 words)

	Xpress: News \| Investigating Mobile Phone Spam
		But with increasing intensity in recent months, mobile phone subscribers have fallen victim to unsolicited SMS messages during all hours of the day, the spokesman said – offering everything from low-interest loans and travel packages to satellite television offers.
		He said that such a move by the TRA would be welcomed by mobile phone users who experience a barrage of unsolicited text messages.
		Bright believes the unwanted texts are a violation of her mobile phone contract.
	www.xpress4me.com /news/uae/dubai/20003381.html (448 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: FCC Sets Sights on Mobile Phone Spam (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There are more than 150 million mobile phone users in the United States, as well as about 100 million wireless devices such as personal digital assistants and other handheld devices, according to the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA).
		The commission also is seeking public comment on whether commercial messages should be clearly labeled and whether mobile phone service providers have to get authorization from their customers before sending them commercial messages.
		He said that American wireless providers have built spam countermeasures into their networks, drawing on the experiences of Korea and Japan where text spam is an especially bad problem.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0NTQ/is_2004_March_11/ai_n6097479 (626 words)

	Mobile spam alienating phone users \| IT PRO
		New survey finds people are just as sick of spam on their phones as they are on their desktops.
		The strategy of texting or phoning users with unsolicited offers appears to be failing with only 11 per cent of the 752 respondents surveyed buying products as a result of receiving an offer from their operator.
		Mobile spam appears to be falling on deaf ears among older people.
	www.itpro.co.uk /121944/mobile-spam-alienating-phone-users (596 words)

	Mobile number hijacked to send adult spam - National - www.smh.com.au
		The three to four messages sent a day for the past few months from her number, as the caller said, were not coming from her phone, according to her account record.
		Mobile phone spam was on the rise, Mr Wing said, and 10 per cent of spam complaints to the ACA were about SMS.
		He said mobile spam falls under the Spam Act, as with email, and that the agency may require Australian mobile operators to take "technological measures" to stop spoofing.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/10/17/1097951559241.html (524 words)

	ViewTips>>Mobile phone Wikipedia the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
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	www.viewtips.com /Mobile-phone-Wikipedia-the-free-encyclopedia.htm (527 words)

	Mobile Phone Buyers Guide
		This mobile phone buyers guide from the UK mobile phone retailer www.mad4mobilephones.com will help you choose the right network and handset for you.
		A mobile phone service usually comes as a package, made up of the phone itself and access to a network.
		Other operators such as Virgin and BT Mobile use the 5 main networks and there are many airtime resellers dealing with one or all the networks.
	www.squidoo.com /mobile-phones (643 words)

	Welcome to SPAM.com
		Get a free mobile phone when you activate a new line of mobile phone service (not valid for upgrades) on the selected rate plan and enter into a 2-year subscriber agreement.
		To receive the mobile phone, you will be required to: enter into a 2-year subscriber agreement, pay a $36 activation fee and a $39.99 minimum monthly rate plan for each month of the 2-year agreement period.
		SPAM is a registered trademark of Hormel Foods, LLC.
	www.spam.com (185 words)

	Study: Mobile users blame operators for phone spam
		Cell phone users are more likely to blame their operators for unsolicited text messages and even cancel contracts because of the issue, according to a study released today.
		Mobile customers want operators to engage in more self-regulation to solve the problem, but so far most mobile network operators are in a trial-and-error phase, the survey found.
		In the meantime, 83% of the telecom industry respondents surveyed said that they see mobile spam as a critical issue today or that it will be within the next one to two years, according to the study.
	www.computerworld.com /mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,99637,00.html?source=x10 (1193 words)

	What is SMS spam? - a definition from Whatis.com - see also: cell phone spam, mobile phone spam
		In 2001-2002, the systems at DoCoMo, the country's major service provider, were overcome by the volume of SMS spam, causing users' screens to freeze and spreading programs that caused the phones to dial emergency numbers.
		Others, however, point to several reasons why SMS spam is not likely to become as prevalent in North America and Europe as it is in Japan.
		Mobile phones are more widely used than smartphones, according to our recent survey, which also found that few companies have a list of supported...
	searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com /sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci992633,00.html (396 words)

	Trojan horse drives spam into cell phones - CNET News.com
		"Mobile-phone spam is a huge nuisance and can run up an expensive phone bill for owners," Gregg Mastoras, senior security analyst at Sophos, said in a statement posted Monday.
		Previous SMS spam campaigns have attempted to get cell phone users to call a pay-per-minute number or sign up for costly hotline services, Mastoras stated.
		In August, the Federal Communications Commission voted to restrict unsolicited messages to cell phone users unless the recipients had agreed to receive the messages.
	news.cnet.com /Trojan-horse-drives-spam-into-cell-phones/2100-7349_3-5445406.html (715 words)

	Technology News: Malware: Mobile Phone Security Worries Spread
		phone spam and viruses, one analyst said the threat should come as no surprise to the industry.
		Although the problem is more severe in Asia and Europe, where there are many more mobile phone subscribers and laws against phone spam are either weak or non-existent, the problem is likely to grow in the United States as well.
		That's because instead of having phones that run on a multitude of closed operating systems unique to a vendor, the smartphones are likely to run on a more standardized operating system, such as Windows Mobile or Symbian, and viruses must be written to target a particular operating system or application.
	www.technewsworld.com /story/Mobile-Phone-Security-Worries-Spread-40491.html (638 words)

	McClatchy blog: China Rises
		China’s mobile phone owners are the world’s most avid senders of short text messages.
		According to this Xinhua report, some mobile phone users (including me) receive an average of nearly six spam text messages a day.
		It almost never is. Instead, it’s a spam call, trying to get people to call back to a local number, generating revenue in ways I don’t completely understand to the caller.
	washingtonbureau.typepad.com /china/2008/01/spam-hits-the-m.html (324 words)

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