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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / November 2006Spam from 82868 (and more spam!)
I received the following message below today. First bit of SMS spam I've really received and just want to check something. "FreeMsg: Hi ur on r Mobshack dbase 2 receive Free mobile promos, to receive more, txt or reply YES to 82868. If u wish 2 be removed snd STOP to 82868. Thank u." Not wanting to have to phone/contact T-Mobile (I'm on a self-serve tariff with 50ppm calls to CS up to £5 per call) - I just send STOP to 82868 and hope thats the end of it (around 12:50 this afternoon). Almost straight away I get a reply: "Your account has now been deactivated, to reactivate you account simply text 'CHAT' to 82868". Fine - done what I hoped. Well, sort of. I then receive another 5 of these messages over the following 1.5 hours. So far I've had 6 replies - the last one at 2:23pm. Initially they came through just a few minutes apart (12:53, 12:54, 12:56) now they've spaced out a bit more - 13:04, 13:26, 14:23. I've checked my T-Mobile online account and can't see any bills for the texts - yet. Has anyone else had this before? I've found their information out from Icstis: WIN (Wireless Information Network) Ltd 01494 750500 1 Cliveden Office Village Lancaster Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP12 3TD Any advice? Thanks D Yep received my first bit of spam on my home account today first time in 3yrs, very annoyed. >I received the following message below today. First bit of SMS spam I've >really received and just want to check something. > > "FreeMsg: Hi ur on r Mobshack dbase 2 receive Free mobile promos, to > receive more, txt or reply YES to 82868. If u wish 2 be removed snd STOP > to 82868. Thank u." >I received the following message below today. First bit of SMS spam I've >really received and just want to check something. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Any advice? ICTIS have a help sheet: http://www.icstis.org/pdfs/SMS_Factsheet.pdf You can report the company to ICTIS on 0800 500 212 (or on their website). They'll investigate and take appropriate action which can lead to service suspension and / or ban and / or fine If you havent dont already, you might want to register your mobile number with TPS: http://www.tpsonline.org.uk http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/ctps/number_type.html >> WIN (Wireless Information Network) Ltd >> 01494 750500 [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > http://www.tpsonline.org.uk > http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/ctps/number_type.html It's a valid point; but go have a gander at exactly how many of those companies actually paid the fines, makes for laughable reading. We British are way too polite... >>> WIN (Wireless Information Network) Ltd >>> 01494 750500 [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > companies actually paid the fines, makes for laughable reading. We British > are way too polite... I agree that the fine enforcement is a joke - But at least the service gets pulled. > > "FreeMsg: Hi ur on r Mobshack dbase 2 receive Free mobile promos, to > > receive more, txt or reply YES to 82868. If u wish 2 be removed snd STOP [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > with 50ppm calls to CS up to £5 per call) - I just send STOP to 82868 and > > hope thats the end of it (around 12:50 this afternoon). The annoying thing is that it is not clear whether sending STOP to that number will cost anything. > You can report the company to ICTIS on 0800 500 212 (or on their > website). > They'll investigate and take appropriate action which can lead to service > suspension and / or ban and / or fine I've now done this. Cheers, John >> > "FreeMsg: Hi ur on r Mobshack dbase 2 receive Free mobile promos, to >> > receive more, txt or reply YES to 82868. If u wish 2 be removed snd STOP [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >The annoying thing is that it is not clear whether sending STOP to that >number will cost anything. I had the same thing last night - 5 responses to a STOP message, so also logged it with Orange and their "secure messaging". Got a reply saying the SMS wasn't from Orange but a 3rd Party (ie WIN). You can call 0845 1309911 to get an interactive menu, enter your mobile and it tells you which shortcodes you're "registered" with and options to stop all further messages. Took about 2 minutes - whether or not I'll be charged remains to be seen.  SignatureRichard. ** http://www.grange.demon.co.uk ** "Snarl, Growl, Kill, Maim, Murder!!" - Sig Vicious >>I received the following message below today. First bit of SMS spam I've >>really received and just want to check something. [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > http://www.tpsonline.org.uk > http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/ctps/number_type.html That only applies to companies registered in the UK. >>>I received the following message below today. First bit of SMS spam I've >>>really received and just want to check something. [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >> > That only applies to companies registered in the UK. Buckinghamshire was in the UK last time I looked. >Buckinghamshire was in the UK last time I looked. Want to bet? A couple of weeks ago, I set up some software for a client. It was from www.datalinkuk.com also knows as www.holbi.co.uk. Address in Berkshire. However, to talk to the developers, you have to ring a phone number in eastern europe. Even the UK phone number sounds like a very long voip connection at a low data rate. In fairness, their software does what we wanted. But their claims of being in Berkshire seem somewhat exaggerated. SignatureIain the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html Browse now while stocks last! >I received the following message below today. First bit of SMS spam I've >really received and just want to check something. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > D Tell Tmobile you will sue them to recover the costs as you did not request those texts and they should be stopping reverse charges. The reason some companies don't is because they get a huge cut out of it. It's fraudulent activity being facilitated by mobile companies. >I received the following message below today. First bit of SMS spam >I've really received and just want to check something. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > >D Interesting ... my wife received the same unsolicited message, but we ignored it (did think about sending a stop message but thought better) - since then we have had no further messages. Whereas the stop message may work I always treat it like spam - reply and you're confirming a working mobile number :( Cheers Mark >I received the following message below today. First bit of SMS spam >I've really received and just want to check something. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Almost straight away I get a reply: "Your account has now been >deactivated, to reactivate you account simply text 'CHAT' to 82868". I had the same message yesterday but forwarded it to Orange's SPAM service. I'm glad I did now! Whether anything is ever done, I have no idea but it's nice to think there's a team of dedicated spam hunting Orange employees just waiting for some dodgy phone companies to destroy. Or maybe it just gets sent to SMS equivalent of dev/null. Who knows? Lee. Signaturelee at w2designs dot co dot uk If I have one flaw, it's that I'm a perfectoinist. David, I have seen your post and thought i could help. The message you recieved was a free message to see if you wished to be removed from the database. You could reply at no cost either with a stop or a yes. If you replied yes you would be able to recieve offers from mobshack. You would only be charged should you wish to take advantage of the offers. with regards to receiving several of these messages i cannot understand how this happened and am looking into this right away. I will post again. should you have any query relating to this and wish to speak directly to a mobshack representative please feel you can call anytime 0871 231 7606 yours, Roger Davies Customer Support Manager > I received the following message below today. First bit of SMS spam > I've really received and just want to check something. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > D > I have seen your post and thought i could help. > should you have any query relating to this and wish to speak [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Roger Davies > Customer Support Manager How about you post a contact number that doesn't earn you revenue ? I to have received this text, I was thinking of sending them a lette something along the lines of: - WIN (Wireless Information Network) Ltd 1 Cliveden Office Village Lancaster Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP12 3TD Unsolicited Spam Dear Sir/Madam Telephone Number: xxxxxxxxxxx I refer to an unsolicited SMS message received today at 10.45am. I states: FreeMsg: Hi ur on r Mobshack dbase 2 receive Free mobile promos, to receive more, txt or reply YES to 82868. If u wish 2 be removed sn STOP to 82868. Thank u." I direct you to the following EC directive, Directive 2002/58/EC of th European Parliament and the Council of 12th July 2002 which states: "Safeguards should be provided for subscribers against intrusion o their privacy by unsolicited communications for direct marketin purposes in particular by means of automated calling machine, telefaxe and email, including SMS messages. These forms of unsolicited commercia communications may on the one hand be relatively cheap and easy to sen and on the other may impose a burden and/or cost on the recipient Moreover, in some cases their volume may also cause difficulties fo electronic communications networks and terminal equipment. For suc forms of unsolicited communications for direct marketing, it i justified to require that prior explicit consent of the recipients i obtained before such communications are addressed to them." I have never expressed my explicit permission for WIN (Wireles Information Network) Ltd or any of it’s agents to contact me i any form. I consider this to be unsolicited and therefore in breach o the EU directive which was enacted in 2003. I require you to cease and desist immediately from contacting me fo direct marketing purposes without my express permission. I also requir you to disclose under the Data Protection Act the person or company tha WIN (Wireless Information Network) Ltd received my phone number from. also require a written apology from WIN (Wireless Information Network Ltd and £25.00 to recompense me for time spent on this matter and cost incurred by this unsolicited spam. I refer you to Roberts v. Medi Logistics Ltd. yours faithfully -- Switch David, I have seen this post and thought i could help. The message you recieved was a free message for you to respond with a yes or a stop. If you replied yes you would start to recieve offers from mobshack. If you replied stop you would be instantly removed from the database. It would only cost you the price of a text message to reply and at no point would there be a premium charge. With regards to several of the messages landing i am looking into this right away. If you would like to speak with a representative please feel you can call 0871 231 7606 mon - fri 9-5pm Roger Davies Customer Service Manager > I received the following message below today. First bit of SMS spam > I've really received and just want to check something. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > D >David, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Roger Davies >Customer Service Manager Ha ha ha can't even get a post right Signaturewww.ratrodz.co.uk XJ900 Trike ** GS850 Trike XV1000 TR1 Chop obet@jryfutbi.pb.hx [Rot 13 it] Some people are like slinkys.... no real use but it makes you smile when they fall down stairs! > I received the following message below today. First bit of SMS spam > I've really received and just want to check something. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > D Yep, you've been scammed to the tune of £1.28 + VAT. |
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