The GSMA today announced that it is piloting a solution to address mobile messaging misuse caused by spam, which is a growing issue for consumers and mobile operators. The GSMA Spam Reporting Service will provide a worldwide clearinghouse of messaging threats and misuse which have been reported by mobile users. The GSMA Spam Reporting Service […]
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World Congress -- The GSMA today announced that North America 's largest mobile operators have launched the GSMA Spam Reporting Service (SRS ...
The GSMA's Mobile World Congress Barcelona (MWC Barcelona) is the largest annual exhibition and conference dedicated to the mobile industry, attracting more than 109,000 visitors in 2019. The event was first held in 1987. Since 2006, the event has been hosted in Barcelona and is currently located at the Fira Gran Via and Fira Montjuïc venues. In 2019 the event was recognised, for the fourth ...
Spam is the term used for unsolicited messages sent via electronic communications technologies such as E-mail, SMS, MMS or Instant Messaging (IM). Typically, messages delivered via spam to mobile devices include: Unsolicited commercial messages advertising goods or services for sale. SMS and MMS messages that are intended to trick ...
Some service providers also offer a mechanism through which you can report the receipt of spam messages, for instance by forwarding the messages to a special address (e-mail address, phone number etc) provided by your service provider. By reporting spam messages you help the operator to identify premium rate services that are tricking customers into calling them. Where local regulations permit, appropriate corrective action may then be taken against the senders.
SMS and MMS messages that are intended to trick the recipient into placing a call to a premium rate telephone service. Typically, such messages will inform the customer that they have won a prize and will provide a premium rate number that the customer must call for further details.
If you receive an E-mail, SMS, MMS or Instant message on your device stating that you have won a prize you should ask yourself if you can remember entering the competition in question before making a call to any phone number provided in the message. Be particularly suspicious if the phone number provided for you to call in the message is an international number or a premium rate number.
When receiving messages on your mobile device, take the same precautions that you would take when receiving E-mail messages on a PC. Whilst most ‘phishing’ today uses E-mail messaging, there have been some incidents that use other messaging formats.
Spam is the term used for unsolicited messages sent via electronic communications technologies such as E-mail, SMS, MMS or Instant Messaging (IM). Typically, messages delivered via spam to mobile devices include: Unsolicited commercial messages advertising goods or services for sale. SMS and MMS messages that are intended to trick ...
Some service providers also offer a mechanism through which you can report the receipt of spam messages, for instance by forwarding the messages to a special address (e-mail address, phone number etc) provided by your service provider. By reporting spam messages you help the operator to identify premium rate services that are tricking customers into calling them. Where local regulations permit, appropriate corrective action may then be taken against the senders.
SMS and MMS messages that are intended to trick the recipient into placing a call to a premium rate telephone service. Typically, such messages will inform the customer that they have won a prize and will provide a premium rate number that the customer must call for further details.
If you receive an E-mail, SMS, MMS or Instant message on your device stating that you have won a prize you should ask yourself if you can remember entering the competition in question before making a call to any phone number provided in the message. Be particularly suspicious if the phone number provided for you to call in the message is an international number or a premium rate number.
When receiving messages on your mobile device, take the same precautions that you would take when receiving E-mail messages on a PC. Whilst most ‘phishing’ today uses E-mail messaging, there have been some incidents that use other messaging formats.