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The SMS Scam. Read Star In-Tech and give me your views.

To state it upfront, my heartfelt sympathy to hear of a MCMC midget who sounded so pathetic in fixing the problem.

This is what Azizan Mohd Afandi, deputy director of consumer protection at MCMC was quoted, and how he was made to look technically-incompetent:

Though there has been pressure from the public and some content providers to have MCMC look into the matter, MCMC said the task is far from simple. "It's very hard to pinpoint the perpetrator because anyone can go to a neighbouring country and do it," Azizan said adding that the problem is very technical.

The fact is, an SMS CP needn't have to go out to a neighbouring country to launch SMS Spoofing attacks on the unassuming consumers. They can well do it from within Malaysia by working any Celco that has international roaming partner networks linked from all around the world.

Hence the wisdom is this: A consumer protection person should get back to his job he is assigned to -- to protect consumers -- and let the techies do what they are good for, and the enforcement people what they paid for.

Get the problem fixed, Mr MCMC. No if, no but. Get real or get lost.