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Beware! SCAM & SPAM sms!
Hello all, recently I had read some blogs that wrote about what we called unwanted sms or maybe we can call it spam sms. Guess what, I got it too about few days ago. Something similar with others but little bit different but still, the message in the sms is the same. Another annoying sms is called scam sms. These type of sms should be ignored and never ever follow what you asked to do in that sms. Otherwise, there’ll be something for you.. and I’m sure its not a good for you. And for sure I won’t believe these sms. 
Anyway, the thing that keeps me wondering is, how the senders (sms spammers) know my phone number? Because, I have never ever reveal or mention my phone number to any 3rd-party peoples except for something that I really and pretty sure that my phone number won’t be reveal to anybody such as for my university application, scholarship application and etc. Then, how they get it? *thinking..hmmm 
This is one of the scam sms that I received lately, it may looks something similar with others scam sms which mention some big company names like Petronas, Shell and Astro. According to my brother, my dad also received the same sms few weeks before me.
Ok, this is the full message in this sms,
From: +628159184910 TAHNIAH!! SimCard Anda Tlh Berjaya Memenangi BONUS Cek Bertuah (RM17.000,00) dari Office “SHELL” Sila Call/Tlp di Talian: O06281318673111 Terima Kasih.
First impression, wow! Because of that “TAHNIAH” actually and after opened the whole sms.. LOLS.. What’s this? Trying to cheat on me? Hehehe.. Since when I give my phone number to that Office “SHELL”?? More, do they know how to write a number correctly? How do you supposed to write rm17k? RM17.000,00 or RM17,000.00? I think they should go back to school la.. learn back on how to write properly..haha.. Another thing that makes me doubt is, the number that they asked me to call. Lol.. this one also wrong la.. since when a phone number got word? Don’t get what I meant? In the message, the number that was written is this, O06281318673111. Noted that, in the beginning of the number is not the number of zero or 0 but a word of ‘O’. Ok2.. I know I should just ignored this message beside did this much of analysis. LOLS… Ok, I ignore it. 
Because I’m so bored today, I go surfing on the net and I found something that can support my analysis. Here I quoted that something. Hehe.
Warning: SMS scam using Shell name
Please be advised of the following scam.
It has come to our attention that Short Messaging System (SMS) text messages are being sent to people claiming that they have won prizes from Shell Malaysia.
Please do not reply but ignore the sms and lodge a police report.
Shell Malaysia does NOT use text messages to communicate to our contest winners. All winner announcements for contests run by Shell are advertised in the media and available on the Shell Malaysia website www.shell.com.my. Winners will also receive a phone call informing them of their win by a Shell appointed agency. At which point, our agency will need to verify the winner’s name, NRIC and address for the prizes to be couriered to the winners. We do NOT require any bank account numbers, etc. If ever in doubt, please do check the website to ensure that you are indeed a Shell contest winner.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in this matter.
Source: SHELL Malaysia.
So, please take note that there are no such competitions that will announce their winner via sms. Lodge a police report? I think I don’t need to do that, just waste of time. Huhu. If I lodge a report, is there any action they can do? Track the senders? If they really can track back the sender’s phone number then why they never caught anyone that sent those sms?
Ok now stop talking about those scam sms. Next, another annoying sms, SPAM sms. So here are some of the spam messages that I received lately. And still don’t have any idea how they get my phone number.
another one…
and this one…
and this too!!…
And my question is, since when my name is kk? Sam? This is not a kind of salah hantar sms but really a spam. Note that two of the messages are the same, same content but different sender. Lols… But look at their phone numbers seem like they used Celcom and Maxis as their mobile operator. Hmm.. maybe I can lodge a report to Celcom, claim that this number and this number sent me these annoying sms and maybe Celcom can block their phone number and simcard. Hahaha But again, too lazy to do that 
or maybe I should??
Although its still not so many, maybe two or three messages but I’m sure it’ll getting worse soon if there are no action taken to avoid and prevent it. Maybe after Maxis applied Maxis SPAM Protection to its entire network, this problem can be solve but still little bit doubt about it. Isn’t they also the one who sent those annoying messages? Ask me to subscribe this and that.. Lols.. or maybe this is their new way of advertising their new service. Huhu.. Maxis users might know what I meant. Lols.. whatever. Hopefully, they can come out with a way to prevent these SPAM and SCAM sms. Say no to SPAM and SCAM sms!!
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- Jun 2, 2008: Beware! Another SCAM sms at IzzatRuslan.com
Dear Fellow Mobile Users,
I need your help to make this campaign successful.
Please send emails to the MCMC officials listed below, demanding that MCMC make it mandatory for all telcos to install the below-described spam sms filtering program. Please send your emails repeatedly, hopefully at least once a day until the implementation of the below-described filtering program by all telcos (Maxis, Celcom, DiGi, Tune Talk and U-Mobile). Also, please forward this email to as many others as you can.
zur@cmc.gov.my, hussin@cmc.gov.my, mazlan@cmc.gov.my, sidek@pmo.gov.my, aduan@cfm.org.my, jay@cfm.org.my, amar@cmc.gov.my, hazirah@cmc.gov.my, sharizanaa@cmc.gov.my, mohd.rashdi@cmc.gov.my, shaharliza@cmc.gov.my, saiful.azhar@cmc.gov.my, azizan@cmc.gov.my, eneng@cmc.gov.my
Some telcos claim they have installed spam sms filtering program in their network syatems. I don’t know if it is true or not. Assuming it is true, the current in use spam sms filtering program is INEFFECTIVE, judging by the spam sms we are still receiving.
An effective spam sms filtering program can be intsalled in each telco’s server that gives mobile users manual control over which mobile and shortcode numbers they want to receive spam sms from.
This is how the effective spam sms filtering program works:-
Each mobile user submits a list of mobile and shortcode numbers that he/she wants to receive sms from. This can be done by requiring each telco to allow its mobile users to send eg. “accept sms 0105505500” to a specially designated number in the telco’s network systems.
Each time an sms is sent to a mobile user, before the sms is sent into the mobile user’s phone, the telco’s network systems will compare the sms sender’s number against the list of numbers already submitted by the intended recipient mobile user.
If an sms is sent from a mobile or shortcode number that is NOT in the list of numbers that the intended recipient want to receive sms from, then the sms is a spam sms. The spam sms is NOT forwarded into the intended recipient’s phone, is blocked by the spam sms filtering program at the telco’s network systems and deleted.
Later, if after a mobile user has put a friend’s mobile number into the list of numbers he/she wants to receive sms from, the friend changes phone number, the mobile user can remove his/her friend’s previous number by sending eg. “remove sms 0105505500” to the same specially designated number in the telco’s network systems.
The spam sms filtering program is simple to create, easily and quickly integrated into the telcos’ existing network systems without the need for massive systems revamp and will ELIMINATE the problem of spam sms COMPLETELY.
Telcos will not install the spam sms filtering program willingly or voluntarily as this will reduce their profits. That is why mobile users like us must FORCE MCMC into making mandatory for all telcos to install this spam sms filtering program in their network systems.
MCMC has consistently ignored mobile users’ repeated complaints on the issue of spam sms and refused to act against the telcos and other sms spammers. This is despite spam sms being in breach of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, its Content Code and General Consumer Code.
Please support this Email Campaign Against Spam SMS.
Sincerely,
CASS
This is an updated version of what has been posted in your website on 12/8/2011. It contains additional details of senior MCMC officials.
Email Campaign Against Spam SMS
Dear Fellow Mobile Users,
I need your help to make this campaign successful.
Please send emails to the MCMC (Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission) officials listed below, demanding that MCMC make it mandatory for all telcos to install the below-described spam sms filtering program. Please send your emails repeatedly, hopefully at least once a day until the implementation of the below-described filtering program by all telcos (Maxis, Celcom, DiGi, Tune Talk and U-Mobile). Also, please forward this email to as many others as you can.
jailani@cmc.gov.my, hazirah@cmc.gov.my, che.norhazreen@cmc.gov.my, aishah@cmc.gov.my, zur@cmc.gov.my, sharizanaa@cmc.gov.my, devi@cmc.gov.my, shaharliza@cmc.gov.m, hussin@cmc.gov.my, mazlan@cmc.gov.my, sidek@pmo.gov.my, aduan@cfm.org.my, amar@cmc.gov.my, mohd.rashdi@cmc.gov.my, saiful.azhar@cmc.gov.my, azizan@cmc.gov.my, eneng@cmc.gov.my, masniza.Ilias@cmc.gov.my, naomi@cmc.gov.my
Jailani is MCMC’s Chief Regulatory Officer. Zur is MCMC’s Head of Enforcement Division. Mazlan Is MCMC’s Head of Investigations Dept. Shahrizan is MCMC’s Head of Compliance/Consumer Protection.
Some telcos claim they have installed spam sms filtering program in their network systems. I don’t know if it is true or not. Assuming it is true, the current in use spam sms filtering program is INEFFECTIVE, judging by the spam sms we are still receiving.
An effective spam sms filtering program can be installed in each telco’s server that gives mobile users manual control over which mobile and shortcode numbers they want to receive spam sms from.
This is how the effective spam sms filtering program works:-
Each mobile user submits a list of mobile and shortcode numbers that he/she wants to receive sms from. This can be done by requiring each telco to allow its mobile users to send eg. “accept sms 0105505500” to a specially designated number in the telco’s network systems.
Each time an sms is sent to a mobile user, before the sms is sent into the mobile user’s phone, the telco’s network systems will compare the sms sender’s number against the list of numbers already submitted by the intended recipient mobile user.
If an sms is sent from a mobile or shortcode number that is NOT in the list of numbers that the intended recipient want to receive sms from, then the sms is a spam sms. The spam sms is NOT forwarded into the intended recipient’s phone, is blocked by the spam sms filtering program at the telco’s network systems and deleted.
Later, if after a mobile user has put a friend’s mobile number into the list of numbers he/she wants to receive sms from, the friend changes phone number, the mobile user can remove his/her friend’s previous number by sending eg. “remove sms 0105505500” to the same specially designated number in the telco’s network systems.
The spam sms filtering program is simple to create, easily and quickly integrated into the telcos’ existing network systems without the need for massive systems revamp and will ELIMINATE the problem of spam sms COMPLETELY.
Telcos will not install the spam sms filtering program willingly or voluntarily as this will reduce their profits. That is why mobile users like us must FORCE MCMC into making mandatory for all telcos to install this spam sms filtering program in their network systems.
MCMC has consistently ignored mobile users’ repeated complaints on the issue of spam sms and refused to act against the telcos and other sms spammers. This is despite spam sms being in breach of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, its Content Code and General Consumer Code.
Please support this Email Campaign Against Spam SMS.
Sincerely,
CASS