MOBILE SERVICE TEXT SCAMS CONTINUE TO TAKE THEIR TOLL

摘要

Scamming of mobile phone users with premium service texts has already cost Aussiesrn$44,179 this year alone - and a total of $153,197 in losses since 2015.rnAccording to comparison website finder.com.au, its analysis of the ACCC’s Scamwatch datarnshows that more and more Aussies are being scammed by premium service texts – and thern$44,000-plus lost so far this year is almost six times larger than from January to June 2015,rnwhen reported scam losses totalled just $7714.