Moment phone spammer caught targeting commuters on London Underground

• A man was confronted by police for using an SMS blaster to send fraudulent text messages to commuters on the London Underground.
• Kong Ji Chen, 31, was identified after a member of the public received a spam text on the Victoria Line on 1 July.
• The fraudulent messages, disguised as 'Parcel Mail', prompted recipients to click a link and update personal details.
• Suspicion arose when the member of the public, familiar with SMS blasters, noticed Chen loitering with a large suitcase.
• Chen was arrested at the scene and subsequently sentenced to 24 weeks imprisonment at London Crown Court on 15 October.

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Moment phone spammer targeting commuters on London Underground is confronted by police