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  • New mobile call scam threatens users

    Beware! Scammers have found a new way to dupe consumers, this time using mobile calls.

  • Internet dumpers shift Aust users overseas

    Internet dumpers have transferred their diabolical practice to international numbers after they were banned from using premium rate numbers.

  • TIO: Internet dumping complaints increase

    Despite efforts by the federal government to curtail the practice of Internet dumping, the latest statistics from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) reveals complaints of Internet dumping have continued to rise.

  • Premium messaging sparks AU mobile commerce

    The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has announced plans to introduce a range of premium mobile messaging numbers, facilitating the introduction of mobile commerce to the consumer market.

  • AU government blocks Internet dumping

    The federal government has moved to restrict the amount people can run up on 190 premium numbers to a few hundred dollars, in a move designed to curb the practice of Internet dumping.

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