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Premium Reverse Billed Text messages - £4.50 a go
Premium Reverse Billed Text messages - £4.50 a go
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Can't believe a man that talks like Ron is hooked up to mobile phone bills when he knows it's all a scam
With Pay as you go you get unlimited texts and 100s of minutes for £10 or so a month these days |
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I'm only 4 months into a new contract, guess the temptation of a new phone,
I'll be looking for a pay as you go type in the future |
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Set your own premium number up
Then hammer that number with your mobile and let the thing go into overdrive until they cut it Then collect your cash from the number you where phoning That is the way to fck with them if they fkc with you |
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That was thing that was so annoying , im threatening i won't pay my bill etc unless
they sort it but the only loser out of that would be me, cut off, bad credit & the rest of the contract passed on to a debt collectors i guess. i won't be tying myself up again when this one ends |
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Will blocking the number work?
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No.
It'll stop you receiving the Text but once its sent from the senders end your billed. |
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Demand a new sim or you won't pay bill and if that fails just say it got stolen
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If no sim just then new number
New phones are only here to cause people trouble and make more money for scammers Why invent all this new technology and yet the scams still exist.I'm quite sure that the companies play a part in it tbh no way they can't stop those dodgy texts. |
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These Premium Text companies say to sign up you need to register with them then
they'll send you an activation code for you to enter, this starts the subscription service. Yet nearly everyone has no idea how they ever got registered in the first place. Im sure people would remember going through the above. I read somewhere the phone companies are in on it & take as much as 75% of the £4.50? My opinion its one big scam & they're all in it together |
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Customers across all networks have complained of seeing their bills soar after being sent unwanted messages from five-digit numbers advertising gaming services, “glamour videos” and porn. come on Ron what you download
 "The regulator needs to be given the powers to act decisively in this area as it clearly doesn’t have the power, both financially and operationally to crack down on these companies. "The big question is why aren’t phone companies doing more to ensure that customers are aware of the costs of these messages?" |
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Vodafone told ITV News it receives "a small percentage of the overall charge" that premium rate text firms charges customers.
Network O2 would not confirm if its makes a profit, but said that it pays an independent audit house to "continuously and proactively" monitor websites and apps offering premium text services to check that "their payment flows are compliant with PhonepayPlus and our own internal audit standards." EE and Three refused to comment. SCAM REFUSE TO PAY AND THEY WILL DOCK IT MAYBE |
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I was getting calls on my landline telling me to log into my pc and go to run and type some sh1t in as windows was damaged but i knew from the off if was dodgy as my pc was bought online and never registered it anywhere for them to have my number.I googled the number and seen a scam where you type sh1t into run and they take over your computer.
Anyway i got a call showing my local area code a few months after and it was them again just shows the sneaky feckers can pretend they are local. |
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Capitalism.
The scumbag scalpers want to stay "under the radar" by presenting a bill under £30 each month. The service provider, Vodafone here, sees this happening in tens of thousands of instances each month, dealing with the small percentage who complain on a "case by case" basis. The toothless "watchdog" whines that the scam money is sent abroad, where they have no jurisdiction. I'm not trying to be a keyboard-liar but no service provider will go to court for nonpayment on this basis, because the implications of losing raise huge liabilities. Just saying. |
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Its all sorted now Chaser.
Since the 22nd of November i've not had any, but i would be interested how or who signed me up. Vodafone say you must have clicked a link on the internet without knowing or something? Even if that was the case (which i doubt) i can't see how that allows someone to start thieving £4.50 after £4.50 off you. Your signed up by someone that has your details, thinking about it you could really stitch someone up if you was that way inclined? all you need is their number name etc Look at this... Once you have subscribed to the 12Prizes competition service (£4.50 per week until you send STOP to 82450) you can access the quiz competition service weekly per premium sms text. The service operates with a PIN code prior to the start of the service in order to activate the service. The PIN code is delivered and secured by an independent third party i never received anything? blatant thieving |
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I never paid mine and here nothing kept all the so called presents also
Just chuck it away and say it got nicked and get on payg |
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Fruedian slip: Not keyboard-liar, keyboard-lawyer.
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Vodafone said: ‘The customer is contracting with the third party merchant so we always advise customers to contact them … If this doesn’t resolve the issue, we try and help in any way we can.’
A Three spokesman said: ‘We have clear rules on premium rate messaging … and work closely with the regulator to take action against providers who don’t meet our standards.’ Vodafone admits making a ‘small margin’ on the texts. O2, EE and Three would not confirm if they make any profit. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3580058/Thousands-hit-4-50-time-scam-Customers-facing-bills-hundreds-pounds-texts-advertising-gaming-services-pornographic-content.html#ixzz4SYSfmAAk Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook They make cash but expect the customer to do all the chasing For what it's worth mine was Vodafone also £90 or so for a month they wanted i thought i ahd free texts but no they wouldn't listen so i jsut said ok i will cancel contract.They said but this is 24 month etc and i was like i won't be paying DB is cancelled.Then they hit me with but credit rating will be effected i said it was screwed before you gave me all this for sh1te |
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Yeah your really going to give the company a bell that are already scamming you,
they tried telling me that |
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DD ( direct Debit ) not DB
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Call up... Hello scammer you keep texting me and it costs £4.50 a time can you stop please
Scammer ... Yeah no problem we will just text you now and send a text back saying STOP Costs a tenner this time probably as your onto them so they need to take you out faster Call back... Oh scammer you took another tenner Scammer..... Oh sorry for that why don't we make this easier for a full refund i will need you 16 digit code ...... |
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Its infuriating because they're sent at specific times ie 15:30 on a Saturday etc,
so you can spend long periods of time on the phone being assured by VF that's the end of it, you will not receive anymore i can assure you then when the time comes through the Text comes..........i must have rung Vodafone 10 times at least. First time the chap on the phone stayed there while i sent STOP to one number, it worked & it said your now unsubscribed  - unfortunately though i was signed up to a new numberwhich sent one a few hours later  |
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 yeah they like to stay on the phone and give tutorials these days they walked me through re-setting my online bank password ( real masters of technology ) i had the phone on the floor |
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It would be great if there was an online site detailing scammers phone no's and addresses.
The coalition of the willing with five online minutes to spare ( all of us) could attack in a coordinated fashion. |
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http://www.scamadviser.com/
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