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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a long article about cell phone text message spam.
Text spam has increased significantly with sales of smart phones, since the recipient can click on a link right there on the handset. Carriers do not believe that your number has been specifically compromised, but that the spammers are using war dialers.
I’ve gotten a few of these and, following instructions from my carrier, forwarded them directly to 7726 (that’s S P A M on the dialer). Once I do, I almost immediately get a text from my carrier asking for the “from” number for the text, so be prepared with the number.
If you have a smart phone, read the article. It will help you practice Safe HEX.a href=”http://www.ajc.com/news/business/text-spam-messages-on-the-rise/nSW3C/”
