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Text messages are the latest tool for advertisers and scammers to target consumers. But unlike junk e-mail that can be deleted with the click of a button, text-message spam costs money for the person who receives it and chips away at the mobile phone's aura of privacy.

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    OnSite5 months, 3 weeks ago

    Yes that's a real issue. I receive them more frequently and that seems not to be going to stop.

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      Dramaturg5 months, 3 weeks ago

      Did I miss something?

      SMS costing money for a recepient!?

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