China Mobile sets up overseas call, SMS blocking service as telecoms fraud crackdown deepens
- Some users reportedly urged to confirm if they would like to receive overseas calls or texts, or these would be blocked
- Notices in at least three provinces come as China continues crackdown on phone scams
A China Mobile user in Zhejiang province said he received a message from the operator giving him an option to block spam messages.
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But several Zhejiang customers said they were yet to receive the notice.
Phone calls to China Mobile’s Zhejiang branch went unanswered on Saturday.
Ithome.com previously reported China Mobile’s branches in Hebei and Henan provinces had said they would block overseas messages.
China Mobile’s Hebei branch notified users that overseas SMS receiving services would be suspended from May 5, and those who wished to continue getting them should apply separately.
The ministry said it blocked 1.95 billion spam calls and 2.14 billion text messages in the past year, as well as 2 million websites suspected of fraudulent activities.