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New spam and scam danger coming to South Africa | SA News

11 July 2025 by Guest


The expected replacement for SMS — Rich Communications Service (RCS) — could become another channel for pestering South Africans with spam and scam messages in the coming years.

RCS is a more modern data-based messaging protocol than SMS and is gaining traction with mobile networks worldwide.

Its benefits over SMS include support for longer messages and group chats, as well as the ability to share larger and more types of media files.

Although similar to what dedicated instant messaging apps like WhatsApp…

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