Australian police nab man over 17 million scam texts

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 13, 2023 5:23 pm

SYDNEY: Australian police on Wednesday charged a man living in suburban Sydney with sending 17 million scam text messages, one for almost every adult in the country.

New South Wales police said the unnamed 39-year-old was single-handedly responsible for scam texts that have been plaguing mobile phone users across the country.

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