Auch die Briten haben ihre "Kati"
Näheres hier
Näheres hier
Auch die Reaktion der beteiligten Firmen und der Regulierer ist wie bei uns:I previously wrote about an unsolicited and fraudulent SMS message I got back in February:
Katie said I was a lot of fun. At least that's what Tracey's been told.
Well it wasn't the only one I got - I soon received another, similar message which I promptly deleted. I thought nothing of it until I checked my latest phone bill. I was charged £1.50 ($3) for the message which I hadn't asked for. I had never contacted the company and wasn't even foolish enough to send the STOP text that they requested I send if I wanted to opt-out (after all, why would I trust them to stop something I didn't ask for and pay for the privilege of sending it?)
Just off the phone to PhonepayPlus (the regulator in charge of premium rate services). I was advised to send the 'STOP' message to Spread Media - at cost to me. I was also advised to call Spread Media's premium rate phone number in order to get a refund!