Safeguards demanded over text message scam

A senior parliamentary backbench member of Fianna Fail has demanded safeguards to prevent a ‘‘sex text message’’ scam spreading to Ireland from Britain.

Safeguards demanded over text message scam
Sun, 27 Jan, 2002 - 13:01

A senior parliamentary backbench member of Fianna Fail has demanded safeguards to prevent a ‘‘sex text message’’ scam spreading to Ireland from Britain.

Martin Brady TD claimed the practice could end up with mobile phone users paying for text messages they did not want.

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