Friday, 18 July 2025

Scam texts: what can be done to stop them?

A recent survey carried out by Ofcom, the UK's telecoms regulator, found that more than half of people received a suspicious text message in the past three months.

While hundreds of millions of dodgy texts are blocked, scammers continue to find ways to get them through. We look at the scam texts that slip through the net.

Check out some examples
 
Source: Which? (17 Jul 2025) 

https://bexleywatch.blogspot.com/2026/01/stay-connected-join-bexley-borough.html

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