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Ofcom warns of mobile scam in UK

article published on 31 October, 2012

Scam impersonates regulator. Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, is warning UK consumers about a mobile scam in the region. The scam involves text massages that impersonate Ofcom and seduce a consumer into clicking a particular link. "This is a scam. If you receive the text message then do not click on the website," Ofcom was warned UK mobile users. The text message at hand ... [ read the full article ]

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skeil909
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_ 		31. October 2012 @ 08:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
"The scam involves text massages" and seduces consumers.

Sounds kinky. :) lol
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hearme0
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_ 		31. October 2012 @ 14:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
anyone that actually falls for this......and tries to call themselves a "tech" or "computer savvy should be forced to find a new path in life.

Anyone falling for this in general........you deserve whatever it does to you for being a techno tard!

C'mon people, we learned to walk at 9 months and it's simply 'one foot in front of another'. No different here. Basic computing!
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