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This blog is meant for Mr MCMC, Dr Halim Shafie -- if he thought he has found the solution to protect the consumers from SMS Scammers.

Another Screenshots reader, after reading an earlier blog (Macro Kiosk shortcode 33340), is providing us fresh evidence claiming that he, too, had been scammed by a Maxis external content provider (ECP) in the months of August and September.

This time, it involved Macro Kiosk shortcode 32996.

SOURCE: Maxis online itemised bill. (Click the JPG to launch larger image)

SOURCE: Maxis online itemised bill. (Click the JPG to launch larger image)

Both these two cases are being discussed with the National Centre for Consumer Complaints (NCCC) for their further action.

We have to review the entire mitigation process as Maxis chief operating officer Jon Eddy Abdullah has gone on record that his companyt has operated "the platform (that) was designed to block unsolicited short messaging services (SMS) -- such as spam and spoof SMS -- from reaching the operator's postpaid and prepaid customer base".

MCMC, apparently, has been given assurance by the celco concerned of anti-spam/spoof measures, as reported in this blog on September 19.

Meanwhile, let the G and Halim have one more night of sound sleep. Details, together with the victim's testimony, are to come soon.