With most email systems such as Microsoft Live mail and Google Gmail able to filter most spam, spammers are moving aggressively to target wireless mobile cell phones.

Mobile communications expert, Andy Adams says “mobile phones are seen as easy targets since text messages are the perfect medium for sending junk mail out to the world. The extent of this issue is most prevalent in China. In China there are an estimated 555 Million mobile phone users, two hundred million phone users who were surveyed reported to have been victims of mobile spam. Considering that most users reported that they received on average 8 spammy messages per week this makes for a huge problem.”

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Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is responsible for enforcing the Spam Act and actively works to fight spam in Australia. Under the Australian Spam Act 2003 it is illegal to send, or cause to be sent, unsolicited commercial electronic messages. The Act covers email, instant messaging, SMS and MMS (text and image-based mobile phone messaging) of a commercial nature. The Spam Act 2003 does not cover faxes, internet pop-ups or voice telemarketing. Commercial messages must be sent with the recipient’s consent, contain clear and accurate information about the sender, and must contain an ability to unsubscribe from messages sent.

ACMA also plays an important role in e-security in Australia, gathering evidence and assisting in protecting Australians from computer fraud and identity theft.  As Australia’s anti-spam watchdog it  has lauded the effectiveness of the Spam Act 2003.   According to Iain Ferguson of ZDNet Australia, ACMA also warned international efforts and moves to combat the “fusion of spam, fraud and cyber crime” must be stepped up.

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