--- title: "Commsrisk" permalink: "https://commsrisk.com/" --- # Commsrisk #### Featured # [Guns, Drugs, and SMS Blasters: Four Arrested in Manila](https://commsrisk.com/guns-drugs-and-sms-blasters-four-arrested-in-manila/ "Guns, Drugs, and SMS Blasters: Four Arrested in Manila") By [James Greenley](https://commsrisk.com/author/greenley/) 16 Oct 2026 [Risk, Fraud & Security](https://commsrisk.com/category/risk-fraud-security/) The arrests involved two Filipinos and two Chinese nationals. One suspect said she earned $32 for ten-hour days taking the device around shopping malls, following instructions to seek out crowds. ![](https://commsrisk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/sms-blasters-manila-15-oct_0_thumb-696x391.webp) Philippine investigators have arrested two Filipinos and two Chinese nationals in Metro Manila following the discovery of an SMS blaster. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said agents also found drugs, a gun and additional SMS blaster components in an apartment in Las Piñas. Agents from the NBI’s Dangerous Drug Division arrested the Filipino suspects with the rented car they used to carry the device around busy parts of Metro Manila. This led to the apartment search, where the two Chinese nationals were found. They were described as the SMS blaster’s operators. The NBI said the group sent messages impersonating a bank, with links designed to trick recipients into providing details that could be used to access their financial accounts. One Filipino suspect told GMA News that she worked ten hours a day for PHP2,000 (USD32). They were not given specific destinations, she said, only instructions to find crowds, so they visited shopping malls. She apologised, saying they had not wanted to do it but needed to. [Continue reading](https://commsrisk.com/guns-drugs-and-sms-blasters-four-arrested-in-manila/#more) #### [From Our Fraud Dashboard](/fraud-dashboard/) [ ![Finnish Protected SMS Sender IDs](https://cr-dashboard.pages.dev/images/finlandSenderIdsChart.png) ](https://commsrisk.com/fraud-dashboard/#finlandSenderIds) ### [Finnish Protected SMS Sender IDs](https://commsrisk.com/fraud-dashboard/#finlandSenderIds) Finland’s protected SMS Sender ID register lists names reserved for messages sent by the organisations that registered them. [ ![Aus/UK Unwanted SMS Trends](https://cr-dashboard.pages.dev/images/acmaIcoComparisonIndexedSmsChart.png) ](https://commsrisk.com/fraud-dashboard/#acmaIcoComparisonIndexedSms) ### [Aus/UK Unwanted SMS Trends](https://commsrisk.com/fraud-dashboard/#acmaIcoComparisonIndexedSms) The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) both receive complaints from the public about unwanted calls and SMS messages. [ ![Australian Complaints about Unwanted Comms](https://cr-dashboard.pages.dev/images/acmaGeneralComplaintsChart.png) ](https://commsrisk.com/fraud-dashboard/#acmaGeneralComplaints) ### [Australian Complaints about Unwanted Comms](https://commsrisk.com/fraud-dashboard/#acmaGeneralComplaints) The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) reports the number of complaints it receives from Australians about unwanted calls, SMS messages and commercial instant messages on a quarterly basis. The ACMA summarizes figures per its financial year, which runs from July to June. #### [Our Other Recent Articles](/all-articles/) [](https://commsrisk.com/american-prisoners-run-phone-scams-while-locked-up/ "American Prisoners Run Phone Scams While Locked Up") ### [American Prisoners Run Phone Scams While Locked Up](https://commsrisk.com/american-prisoners-run-phone-scams-while-locked-up/ "American Prisoners Run Phone Scams While Locked Up") 14 Oct 2026 They use their inside knowledge of the US justice system to send fake arrest warrants and demands for payment in bitcoin. [](https://commsrisk.com/cambodian-police-seize-prius-carrying-sms-blaster-equipment/ "Cambodian Police Seize Prius Carrying SMS Blaster Equipment") ### [Cambodian Police Seize Prius Carrying SMS Blaster Equipment](https://commsrisk.com/cambodian-police-seize-prius-carrying-sms-blaster-equipment/ "Cambodian Police Seize Prius Carrying SMS Blaster Equipment") 13 Oct 2026 Officers arrested a 33-year-old Chinese national outside a Sihanoukville condominium, recovering two antennas, a power inverter and three mobile phones, one reportedly used to control the equipment. [](https://commsrisk.com/new-zealands-scam-text-reports-rose-1240-after-one-click-reporting/ "New Zealand’s Scam Text Reports Rose 1,240% After One-Click Reporting") ### [New Zealand’s Scam Text Reports Rose 1,240% After One-Click Reporting](https://commsrisk.com/new-zealands-scam-text-reports-rose-1240-after-one-click-reporting/ "New Zealand’s Scam Text Reports Rose 1,240% After One-Click Reporting") 12 Oct 2026 The "Report Junk" button sends suspicious texts straight to New Zealand's 7726 reporting service. The same feature is being extended to Android users. [](https://commsrisk.com/sms-blaster-car-drove-slowly-back-and-forth-along-jakarta-metro-route/ "SMS Blaster Car Drove Slowly Back and Forth Along Jakarta Metro Route") ### [SMS Blaster Car Drove Slowly Back and Forth Along Jakarta Metro Route](https://commsrisk.com/sms-blaster-car-drove-slowly-back-and-forth-along-jakarta-metro-route/ "SMS Blaster Car Drove Slowly Back and Forth Along Jakarta Metro Route") 7 Oct 2026 Police arrested five people after finding an SMS blaster in a car that travelled slowly back and forth beside a busy Jakarta metro route, with the gang aiming to send 20,000 smishing messages a day. #### Eric's Final Commsrisk Article # [The Final Commsrisk Article: US Telcos Cannot Be Allowed to Dictate Global KYC](https://commsrisk.com/the-final-commsrisk-article/ "The Final Commsrisk Article: US Telcos Cannot Be Allowed to Dictate Global KYC") By [Eric Priezkalns](https://commsrisk.com/author/priezkalns/) 30 May 2026 [Risk, Fraud & Security](https://commsrisk.com/category/risk-fraud-security/) I was thrown out of One Consortium, but that was the inevitable consequence of a plan I instigated in 2024. It is better to kill my career by issuing this final warning than by facilitating a sham designed to mislead regulators and hurt the public. ![](https://commsrisk.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/09/AI-representation-of-Eric-Priezkalns-in-a-hammock-in-the-English-countryside-696x391.jpg.webp "AI-representation-of-Eric-Priezkalns-in-a-hammock-in-the-English-countryside") > Cease to resist, giving my goodbye > Drive my car into the ocean > You’ll think I’m dead, but I sail away > On a wave of mutilation This is the final Commsrisk article. The website will continue to host the [Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard](https://commsrisk.com/fraud-dashboard/) under the stewardship of James Greenley, the software engineer who created it, for as long as he can find financial backers to support that work. Presenting reams of objective data compiled from varied international sources is the best way to build on the platform constructed during the first two decades of this website. Facts and figures need to rule; words are too messy and too easily twisted. My regular narratives about the communications sector end now, not with regret, but with pleasure. I am glad to be released to live a different life to the one that has consumed so much of me. [Continue reading](https://commsrisk.com/the-final-commsrisk-article/#more) #### Get Our Weekly Newsletter by Email Stay up to date on the latest data and insights from the Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard by signing up to our weekly newsletter. Email Address First Name Last Name /* real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups */