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General Discussion => Country Fire Service => Topic started by: canman on May 07, 2006, 01:49:39 PM

Title: SPAM on GRN pagers
Post by: canman on May 07, 2006, 01:49:39 PM

Just curious if anyone has been receiving SPAM on their pager. Friday morning at 0430 (yes 4:30am) I received a message about employment with a well established company.....or something like that. And also said that they accessed my details from the public web. Can't remember the full details.

Anyway then one of my brigade members mentioned that they had seen it a few times appear on the pager program.

I wasn't impressed.

(If this has been mentioned elsewhere please point me in the right direction.)

Title: Re: SPAM on GRN pagers
Post by: Darius on May 07, 2006, 08:59:07 PM

report it to the GRN helpdesk.

Title: Re: SPAM on GRN pagers
Post by: CFS_Firey on May 08, 2006, 02:27:28 AM

They sent a job offer to your individual pager?  Thats really not on :(  I've never heard of it happening in my brigade though...

Title: Re: SPAM on GRN pagers
Post by: Lt. on May 08, 2006, 08:03:46 AM

Mate... i'd be noifying GRN Helpdesk and keeping a note of what each spam message says, each time you get a spam message ring GRN Helpdesk... because that's the last thing we need is telemarketers attacking us on our pagers at 3am.

Title: Re: SPAM on GRN pagers
Post by: mengcfs on May 08, 2006, 11:29:19 AM

I have had messages on my pager from SAAS. Rang the SAAS Com cen and they said they had the right pager number. Also one person in my Brigade has had a couple of response messages for a nearby Brigade. He is the only one who has received them. Overall the system works very well.
The wonders of technology.

Title: Re: SPAM on GRN pagers
Post by: probie_boy on May 08, 2006, 11:48:25 AM

yeah, i think I saw something like that on the pager website. Its not good. and you get those hacker attack things as well.

Title: Re: SPAM on GRN pagers
Post by: medevac on May 08, 2006, 07:19:19 PM

not too sure about the whole SPAM thing on pagers, or SAAS paging you... although it is possible if they punch in your ID and your pager is individually activated...

meanwhile... in the case of getting msgs for neighouring brigades, you should notify region and get you pager checked out as it may be programmed incorrectly.

Title: Re: SPAM on GRN pagers
Post by: rescue5271 on May 09, 2006, 08:22:25 PM

Guy in our group had a page for a house fire in port augusta long drive from region five and boy what a trip...

Title: Re: SPAM on GRN pagers
Post by: PF_ on May 09, 2006, 10:04:56 PM

"did I miss the truck, not too late am I?  Had a fair drive to get here."

Title: Re: SPAM on GRN pagers
Post by: medevac on May 09, 2006, 10:08:54 PM

meanwhile the house is the newest carpark in town...  :roll:

Title: Re: SPAM on GRN pagers
Post by: canman on May 13, 2006, 06:17:22 PM

Thanks for the response guys. I did report it to the GRN help desk. Would be interesting to see if any more pop up on members pagers.

Cheers

K

Title: Re: SPAM on GRN pagers
Post by: rescue5271 on May 13, 2006, 08:21:04 PM

So was it a good job offer?? and what was the pay like,.This could be the new way of getting a job if one was looking :lol: