China Mobile sets up overseas call, SMS blocking service as telecoms fraud crackdown deepens


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Major service provider China Mobile has set up a new system to block overseas calls as the country intensifies its crackdown on telecoms fraud. A China Mobile user in Zhejiang province said he received a message from the operator giving him an option to block spam messages. This came after the provincial branch of China Mobile reportedly sent a message to some subscribers, requiring them to confirm by May 20 if they would like to receive overseas calls. Users who did not register would be blocked from receiving calls from overseas as well as Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, online...