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08-01-2011 06:31 PM

SMS Spam catches the eye of the FTC

If you've been hit by this form of marketing, it looks like it caught the eye of the FTC as well.

Source: http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/ne...vacy/9188.html

Quote:

The FTC has filed an action in federal court seeking to shut down an operation that allegedly blasted consumers with millions of unlawful text messages and email messages without the recipients? consent. Many of the messages advertised a mortgage modification Web site called ?Loanmod-gov.net.?

96ukssob

08-01-2011 10:37 PM

thank fucking god!

somehow my cell number got out and for the longest time I would get 5 or more texts a day.

right now my house gets called about 2 to 3 times a day with some automated message that says "Hi, im calling from your credit card company and want to lower your rates..." its so fucking annoying :mad::mad:

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