3 posts tagged “mobile privacy service”

You've gotta love the interweb and folk like del hombre 'El Gringo' over at The Scream's forums.  He not only dug deep, but presented the evidence well.

I thoroughly recommend checking it out: Mobile Privacy Service: £1.50 con to use TPS - That's the service run by scammers who themselves send out unsolicited crap (mostly of an 'adult' nature and often without any indication it's a premium message from a company, not a person).

MPS Mobile Privacy Service - Shortcode 80824

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The guy behind this is known as being a bit shifty*.  He's sent out a bucket load of unsolicited crap and charged folk on the receiving end for the privilege (including moi).  He's been ticked off by the regulator before but keeps coming back, 'cos the regulator doesn't give a damn.

The joker has the cheek to run a site that claims to put a stop to what his other companies do.  Crazy that, isn't it?  Well let's see what PhonepayPlus have to say about it (yeah, I like wasting time!)

*Did I forget to say he sent me a 'goodwill' check that bounced?

You couldn't make this up.  How bloody cheeky!  Gotta hand it to the man though, it's a freaking awesome idea...

1. Spam folk with premium rate texts priced at £1.50 a pop
2. Keep doing it until they text back STOP ALL
3. If you get caught and have wrist slapped, lay low for 6 months
4. 6 months later spam same folk from a different number
5. Make it difficult to get a refund and a straight answer
6. Start up another premium rate text service, this time advertise it as a way to stop unsolicited crap.  Charge £1.50 for the privilege
   

You gotta be shitaki mushrooming me!