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William Ton

Message deleted: plan to make telcos trash dodgy texts

Authorities are cracking down on scam text messages. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Australians could soon say cya l8r to dodgy texts, with telcos forced to verify messages from brands under a government crackdown on scammers.

A mandatory SMS Sender ID register will be set up requiring telecommunications companies to check whether messages sent under a brand name correspond with that legitimate brand.

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