Scam: the SMS trap | M6 | 66 minutes

“I’m at the hospital, call me back quick on 08 45 65…” “You have a new video message on 08…”. Over the last few months, messages like this have become rife on mobile phones. The principle: a premium rate number that you automatically call back that puts you onto an interminable answering machine and which will cost you up to €1.50. A small price for the victim, but it can bring in hundreds of thousands of Euros for those operating the scam. How do these crooks get hold of those famous “08” numbers? Where did they find your mobile number? Is there any way to fight these cyber-crimes? An investigation into the latest traps of the mobile phone.