Malaysian Operators Dismiss Hoax SMS

Malaysia's telecoms operators have dismissed as a hoax an SMS which was being shared around the country over the weekend telling users to switch off their phone before 11pm on Saturday. The messages warned that a "radiation wave" was to be emitted from the mobile phone towers and that it could be harmful to people if their phone was still switched on.

Naturally, the message was a hoax.

A spokesman for Maxis advised the public to ignore the SMS. "There is no 'big radiation wave' between telecommunication towers that will be dangerous to humans."

Posted to the site on 19th May 2008