SMS scams rise despite success blocking sham phone calls
by Josh Taylor from on (#669VF)
Industry code credited with helping reduce scam calls by almost 550m since 2020 but text messages said to be more difficult to stop
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The scourge of SMS scams is proving a knotty problem for Australian telcos despite their success in reducing the number of scam phone calls people receive.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's Scamwatch says that between 1 January and 13 November this year, reports about phone scams decreased by 61% from 135,400 in 2021 to 57,400 this year.
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