With popularity of text messaging, mobile spamming has increased to a ridiculous extent. Numerous unsolicited messages, mostly about advertisements are received by most mobile users.
Text spamming can be very annoying, even more to those individuals who are being charged for the messages received. SMS spam has become a nuisance throughout the world.
Most of the spam texts will be ads about products or services and other marketing gimmicks. Sometimes the spam text announces that the recipients have won cash or a valuable item and urge the receivers to respond for collecting the prize. The intent behind the spam message, is to collect your personal sensitive details and sell them to others.
Spam messages are no doubt frustrating to see and they don't seem to completely stop, even after taking up many measures against spammers. This infographic presents the menace of spam texts in the United States, where it has affected nearly 68% of the population.