A man from Preston is jailed after sending scam text messages impersonating Royal Mail to mobile phone users. Reports say the defendant, Mohammed Faiyaz Iqbal, used a device or service described as an “SMS blaster” to send messages at scale.
According to the account provided, the approach is designed to work around mobile network or device security controls, allowing fraudulent texts to reach hundreds of people. The scam messages are reported to present themselves as related to Royal Mail, seeking to manipulate recipients.
One outlet describes the method as “sophisticated,” focusing on how the texting system can bypass mobile protections. The reporting also emphasizes the volume of messages sent and the resulting impact on recipients. The sources provided do not include details on the sentence length, court findings, or the specific content of the messages beyond the Royal Mail impersonation theme.
