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What
is SOS Premium Rate on Grumbletext?
It's a whole section of Grumbletext dedicated to
fighting
premium rate scams, including spam and scam texts on your
mobile.
If you are having problems with strange texts or voice calls apprantly offering something for nothing, or you are getting premium rate texts, and don't know what to do, have a quick read of the intro below, but click here for the most complete information about what to do or if you want to find out more about the subject in general.
Are you aware? The universal STOP message
If you are receiving premium rate text messages, typically costing £1.50 per message, then there is now a universal command to stop them. Simply text back to the 4 or 5 digit number with just the word STOP. This is being much more robustly policed now, but if you find it doesn't work, please click here to find out what to do next..
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What can you use SOS Premium Rate for?
1) information -
most people reach us through Google - they've received
a suspected junk text and want to check if it's real
or bogus. The easiest way to check on the site is to
type part of the text message into the search box - if
you come up with too many results, enclose the phrase
in speech marks ( " " ) - also you can type all or part of the premium rate number, typically
beginning 09 and totalling 11 digits or in the case of premium rate texts, beginning
usually with 8 (sometimes 6 or 2) and totalling either 4 or 5 digits. click here for the most complete information about what to do or if you want to find out more about the subject in general.
2) revenge - by posting complaints here,
in public, and to the regulator, ICSTIS -
by posting your complaint here you are warning others,
you help stop people responding to these services, and
lose the operators money in the process. You have the
option to copy your complaint to the regulator, who
can fine them. Their powers have just been increased - we believe it's worth it. more
3) revenge (part II) -
we are looking at the possibility of taking legal
action against companies associated with premium rate
cons - Click here to find out all about
it and to register your interest in the event we go
ahead with the action
How do you post on SOS Premium Rate on Grumbletext?
In the right pane, simply click the 'post message'
icon.
If in the future you get any more of these types of
messages, you can report them directly to us and
ICSTIS by forwarding them to us via SMS.
Tip: if your
text matches one of the list of identified spammers on
the right then it will automatically be forwarded to
the relevant page.
Where's the best place to find out more...
1) SOS Premium Rate intro
- find out all about junk texts
2) Our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page should
tell you lots more about Grumbletext in general.
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