Is it illegal to send text messages to others?

Sending text messages to others, as long as the content is not illegal, will not bear criminal responsibility.

According to the legal basis, using telecommunication technologies such as sending short messages, making phone calls, and the Internet to defraud an unspecified majority of people, in fact, they did not defraud the amount, but those who targeted huge amounts of property could be considered as attempted fraud. If the text message is fraud, or the text message is fake, or the text message asks others to transfer money to something, it may be fraud. It's best not to lend your mobile phone to others casually. If you really want to borrow it, just send a text message under my supervision to avoid being cheated.

The elements of fraud are as follows:

1, object element. The object of infringement is the ownership of public and private property;

2. objective factors. Objectively, it is manifested in the use of fraud to defraud a large amount of public and private property;

3. Main elements. Subject is a general subject, which can be composed of any natural person who has reached the legal age of criminal responsibility and has the ability of criminal responsibility;

4. Subjective factors. Subjectively, it is direct and intentional, with the purpose of illegally occupying public and private property.

To sum up, if you know that others are committing fraudulent activities and help fraudsters send fraudulent short messages, you will be punished as a crime of * * * *, which constitutes a crime of fraud.

Legal basis:

Article 266 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Whoever defrauds public or private property in a relatively large amount shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined a huge amount or have other serious circumstances, be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years, and shall also be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail.

Article 192 Whoever illegally raises funds by fraudulent means for the purpose of illegal possession shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years; if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than seven years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined or confiscated.

If a unit commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall be fined, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.