Die SMS SPAM, Die (Part Deux)

It looks like the SMS SPAMmers are working overtime! I just received another SMS SPAM from someone I don't know and it goes like this:

From: +639155996355

Message: Gud day, dis is MAE ANN,accredited loans agent, wud u b Nterested in a No Colateral cash loan, frm 10k to 1M, @ .98%-1%-1.39-1.7% interest/mo., if yes, jaz txt ur name & cntact# or simply txtbk or col @ 4195415/4196620; luk 4 Mae ann.if n0, dsregard dis msg,0r sve dis msg 4 future rferences. Thnx & GODBLESS

This "offer" came from a person I don't know and I REALLY hate SPAM in any shape or form. This is plain and simple invasion of privacy. I wonder if the NTC (National Telecommunications Commission) has jurisdiction over these types of "guerilla marketing"?

Tip to SMS SPAMmers, please have the decency to use proper spelling. How can a potential client trust you when you relay your message in TXTSpeak?

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Stalker Gains Control of a Whole Family's Cellphone

A horror movie come to life | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA

Horror story indeed! I bet half my weekly Starbucks that the perp in this stalking case is a tech savvy family member or at least a close family friend.

But seriously, the person who is behind this hi-tech stalking may either be a hacker extraordinaire or simply a family member who has too much time on his/her hands. I mean, I'm in the tech business and I have yet to see a cellphone whose ringtone can be changed remotely without user intervention and as far as my limited techical knowledge is concerned, this can only be accomplished if you have the phone in your hands.

Spoofing phone calls, well that's easier to do if you have the proper equipment and access codes. I heard in one podcast where Woz (Steve Wozniak) talks about how he pulls a prank on his friends my calling them on their cellphones but when this friends look at who is calling, their own numbers will appear on their cellphone screen -- so that means this is possible.

BUT, I still stick to my previous statement, this *may* be a handiwork of a troubled family member/close friend of the family.

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