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John Kidman and Poppy Johnston

DARK SECRETS: Budget funding to disrupt illegal text message scams | Vintage Vibes

The SMS sender ID registry will help stop scammers imitating key industry or govt brand names. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A new register for text scams funded by the federal government should help stop fraudsters fleecing Australians via fake messages.

Almost half the nation has been deceived by or exposed to a dodgy text message in the past year, says Communications Minister Michelle Rowland. As a result, an estimated $3.1 billion was lost.

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