AceBreakingNews – A Sydney man who allegedly sent over 17 million fraudulent text messages in one week just before Christmas has faced court for the first time.

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Xuan Su was arrested on December 12 at a Moorebank home, in the city’s south west, after cybercrime detectives investigated an alleged SMS phishing scam.

Also at the home they discovered equipment known as SIM boxes and various SIM cards.

SIM boxes can hold over 250 active SIM cards and typically send out up to 150,000 messages per day, according to NSW Police.

Police previously said the two active boxes and other electronic equipment is undergoing forensic testing, releasing photographs of the complicated set up.

It will be alleged Mr Su sent more than 17 million text messages purporting to be from companies, including Australia Post and Linkt.

The 39-year-old was charged with using equipment connected to a network to commit a serious offence.

But in Liverpool Local Court on Wednesday, it was revealed he is also charged with dealing with identification information, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

Mr Su did not enter a plea as he faced court.

Outside, his lawyer David Downey told the media he needed to take instructions from his client.

Mr Su made no comment when asked if he sent the messages.

His wife met him outside court and as Mr Su picked up a small child, she demanded the media stop filming the child.

He remains on bail and the case will return to court in April.

Police warn public not to click on suspicious links

According to court documents, the text messages were allegedly sent in the week before Mr Su was arrested.

The documents describe the identity information offence as being related to Australian drivers licences and passports.

The information was allegedly used with the intention of committing or facilitating fraud between September 2022 and his arrest, according to the documents.

At the time of the arrest, police said under no circumstances should anybody click on a link they receive in an SMS or email and warned consumers to be wary of phishing scams.

Detective Acting Superintendent Jason Smith, Commander of the Cybercrime Squad, said legitimate businesses would never call or SMS customers seeking confidential information.

“Always be suspicious when you receive such requests,” he said.

“Scammers will often pretend to be from a reputable company or financial institution so even if it’s a company you regularly deal with, the safer option is to independently log into that company’s website to check your account.

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