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IC3 Reports SMS Scam
The Internet Crime Complaint Center has reported a new form of scam in the 419 category. Unsuspecting mobile phone users are recieving text messages thanking them for their subscription to a bogus dating agency and notifying them that $2.00, per day, will be charged to their phone until such a time that the subscription is cancelled.
A link to www.irrealhost.com is provided which, upon visiting, requests the users phone number and offers a cancellation tool. Once run, this malware edits the host file to prevent access to common anti-virus sites and lowers Windows security settings, effectively turning the machine into a zombie.
Currently, there are no reports of this type of scam occuring in the UK.
Source : Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)