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    MOBILE SPAM ACTIVELY PENETRATES INTO ARMENIA FROM THAILAND, MADAGASCAR AND BULGARIA

    ArmInfo
    2008-10-30 13:11:00

    ArmInfo. Mobile spammers who started attacking the subscribers of
    Armenian mobile operators VivaCell-MTS and ArmenTel this year have
    rather activated.

    Head of ArmenTel CJSC Public Relations Office Anush Begloyan told
    ArmInfo the main flow of mobile spam into Armenia is from Thailand,
    Madagascar and Bulgaria. In particular, subscribers receive SMS
    congratulating them on winning a big amount, car or other prizes. To
    receive the prize, subscribers are required to contact the foreign
    phone number. Afterwards they are requested to send a not large
    amount for registration of documents or opening of bank accounts,
    for instance. The goal of spammers is to get this amount.

    'Although there is no easy solution to the problem of mobile spam,
    there are a series of key aspects for any really effective solution
    including identification of SMS-centers through which the messages
    are received. At present our company is engaged in identification
    of these centers', A. Begloyan said. 'We are ready to study any
    proposal for settlement of the problem and cooperate with the
    companies interested. Beeline calls on its clients not to respond to
    spam-offers>, she said.

    For his part, VivaCell-MTS Press Secretary Vahe Isahakyan said the
    company also works to expose the sources of such spam. 'However,
    there are cases when it is impossible to expose the spammers even with
    help of foreign operators we actively cooperate with in the sphere',
    he said. V. Isahakyan explained that in some cases mobile spam is
    received through Internet which practically rules out identification
    of spammers. VivaCell-MTS also warns its subscribers not to respond
    to such messages, he said.
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