Peaches Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 New 'Spam King' Linked to SMS CampaignJuha Saarinen, Computerworld New Zealand Online<br /><br />Spammer Brendan Battles is being linked to an unsolicited bulk SMS marketing campaign in New Zealand that could breach New Zealand anti-spam laws.Reports of the messages are appearing on online forums like Geekzone and Vodafone's customer forum. The message says:"Tired of dropped calls, poor signal or static? Goto www.AntennaBooster.co.nz for a special Vodafone users offer! To opt-out, reply with the word 'UNSUBSCRIBE'"The text messages arrive from an Australian mobile number, +61 447 100 250.According to whois data for the antennabooster.co.nz domain, the registrant is Brendan Battles of Browns Bay, on Auckland's North Shore. The domain in the contact email address given for antennabooster.co.nz, imagemarketing.co.nz, is also registered by Battles. The New Zealand man may be vying again for the "Spam King" title, which has been claimed by several through the years.PC World - http://www.pcworld.com/article/161275/new_...s_campaign.html>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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