China fighting flood of spam text messages

Spam does not calm the user

The Telecommunications Administration Bureau held online discussions with netizens over spam text messages that are being sent to cell phone. The bureau said it had received 510,000 complaints from users as of August.

Bureau deputy inspector Wang Jianwen said the bureau had set up a center to handle complaints about spam text messages, and in May alone it received 380,000 complaints.

According to a May report by the China Internet Network Information Center, cell phone users were each receiving about 13 spam text mails every week as of the end of 2007, up 50% year on year.

Wang Jianwen warned the public not to reply to or trust such messages.
Source: China View