Police warn of SMS scams as ‘blaster’ is used to send thousands of texts

Man jailed after using gadget in his car to message victims without being stopped by mobile network

A portable phone mast that blitzes every nearby mobile phone with credible-looking scam text messages is the latest weapon being used by fraudsters.

The “SMS blaster” lets criminals send out texts without the need for them to have obtained the victims’ numbers and without being stopped by the phone networks’ anti-spam measures.