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Globe claims blocking 10M spam/scam texts to subscribers

Globe Telecom Inc. on Friday said it has so far blocked almost 10 million spam and scam messages since August last year.
 
A filtering mechanism was implemented by the company beginning August last year. It prevented  the transmittal of spam and scam messages to mobile devices.
 
"As of January 19, Globe has so far blocked close to 10 million spam and scam messages," the company said in an statement Friday.
 
Globe said the volume of messages blocked by the network filtering system averages about 140,000 a day.
 
The company claimed that its anti-spam campaign also prompted the National Telecommunications Commission to order two local companies to "immediately stop sending spam messages to customers of Globe, providing respite to Globe customers who constantly receive annoying spam messages."
 
Globe said it filed complaints against the two companies whose agents and employees were involved in sending "unsolicited promotional text messages" to Globe subscribers.
 
The telco's campaign allows its customers to report text spams and scams through  http://www.globe.com.ph/stopspam.
 
Globe sends warnings to numbers that are reported to be source of scams. Those that are persistent source of text spams are deactivated from the service, it said.
 
Globe said its anti-spam campaign was cited by Trendwatching.com.
 

 "A well-respected authority on consumer trends, trendwatching.com compiled 10 key trends that will shape Asian consumerism this year," Globe said.



Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/415205/economy/companies/globe-claims-blocking-10m-spam-scam-texts-to-subscribers

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