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Article: TECH; Be cautious with cell phone details.(BUSINESS)(STEVE ALEXANDER)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- October 14, 2009
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Byline: STEVE ALEXANDER; STAFF WRITER
By now, most people are savvy about scams that involve giving out personal information on the Internet. They know that identity thieves may be lurking behind ostensibly free offers, fake websites and phony e-mails.
But with cell phones people are less cautious. They think they've lost nothing if they give out one of their biggest secrets, their cell phone numbers, in order to play an online game on, say, Facebook. But they may be losing money -- because by failing to read the fine print they may be signing up for a "Premium SMS" service.
SMS stands for short message service, better known as text messaging. ...