According to police, SIM boxes are behind the influx, which can hold which can hold up to 100 SIM cards and are capable of sending out a text message every two seconds.
Relentless text messages are flooding Australians' phones purporting to be from banks, supermarkets and toll operators.
"They'll usually ask the recipient to click on a link, which will take them to a website asking for their personal information and sometimes financial information," Professor Dr Cassandra Cross from the Queensland University of Technology said.
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