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spam sms

drrnwbb · 2003-03-15 11:31:31

i just got this message to my o2 phone. "FINAL NOTICE.. you have an unclaimed 1,000 euro prize! this is our last attempt to contact you. to claim your prize please call 1580 xxx xxx box[random numbers]f195p/m" it came from a +1580xxxxxx (same number) anyone else get this? im 99,9% sure its spam, but im poor at the moment..…

15-03-2003 11:31am

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drrnwbb

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i just got this message to my o2 phone.

"FINAL NOTICE.. you have an unclaimed 1,000 euro prize! this is our last attempt to contact you. to claim your prize please call 1580 xxx xxx box[random numbers]f195p/m"

it came from a +1580xxxxxx (same number)

anyone else get this? im 99,9% sure its spam, but im poor at the moment.. so i just wanted to make sure.

dw

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#2 15-03-2003 5:00pm

str8_away

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My mate got it about an hour ago.
the same message.

1.95 a minutes is too much to call.

does anyone else know anything about this????

Oh! he is with Vodafon not O2.

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#3 15-03-2003 5:21pm

Meh

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It sounds like a variation on this scam. You'll probably win €1,000 worth of holiday vouchers, which you will be unable to spend.

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#4 15-03-2003 5:22pm

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That's spam alright.

I suggest you make a complaint to RegTel, quoting the 1580 number in question as it will be registered to a service providor (who in turn is probably renting it out to the spammers in question).

They'll be able to do something about it.

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#5 15-03-2003 5:24pm

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I just got this, and sent a mail to info@regtel.ie (Regulator of Premium Rate Telecommunications) with the text of the message saying I wanted to make a complaint about it. Dunno if that's what you're supposed to do, but it made me feel better.

God I ****ing hate spam.

Teeth.

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#6 15-03-2003 5:24pm

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<edit>What they said ^ </edit>

These people who send this sort of crap get the number ranges owned by the 3 mobile phone companies from odtr/comreg and just start to send a message to each number in that range in an incremental fashion. Its kind of like those phone dialler things (which I think are illegal here).

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#7 15-03-2003 5:28pm

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Why do you say we can't do anything about it? We can get that 1584 number shut down for a start, make sure the ****ers don't make a cent out of this scam. There is a code of practice that must be followed for premium services. Send a mail to regtel.

Teeth.

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#8 15-03-2003 5:30pm

The Corinthian

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Originally posted by Mutz
These people who send this sort of crap get the number ranges owned by the 3 mobile phone companies from odtr/comreg and just start to send a message to each number in that range in an incremental fashion. Its kind of like those phone dialler things (which I think are illegal here).

Not always. There's been a disturbing increase in the trend of these mobile numbers being sourced from those Web sites out there that offer the public free SMS.

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#9 15-03-2003 5:33pm

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the number is +1 580 xxx xxx , so im wondering if it its an american number?

+1 (america) 580 (dial code for oklahoma) xxx xxx (local number). just a suggestion.

dw

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#10 15-03-2003 5:36pm

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Originally posted by drrnwbb
the number is +1 580 xxx xxx , so im wondering if it its an american number?

1580 is a premium rate (Irish) number...along the same lines as 1550, only way more expensive. Ringtone/logo phone lines are 1580 too.

*edit* Found this handy site, costs of premium rate numbers:
http://www.meteor.ie/phones/costsother.html

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#11 15-03-2003 5:42pm

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hmm, mine came from '1854 xxx xxx', can't see that listed..

OT: I much prefer your new icon eth0.

Teeth.

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#12 15-03-2003 5:45pm

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Should be a list of all the prefix's on the comreg site somewhere?
I was only using the old avatar because it was funny

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#13 15-03-2003 5:49pm

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Originally posted by Mutz
Its kind of like those phone dialler things (which I think are illegal here).

Well if they are, my local Fianna Fail TD should be locked up, because (a recording of) the wanker called my house the night before the general election pleading for a vote.
And, I'm ex directory.

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#14 15-03-2003 5:53pm

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I've had those before, to my mobile. Are they illegal?

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#15 15-03-2003 5:54pm

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GOt one from Pulse last night. Eminem Sold out Text Eminen to 57500 and get a free Nokia Logo ...... I never subscribed to any promotion from them so they must be sending out random texts.

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#16 15-03-2003 6:59pm
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Originally posted by XbLaDe
GOt one from Pulse last night. Eminem Sold out Text Eminen to 57500 and get a free Nokia Logo ...... I never subscribed to any promotion from them so they must be sending out random texts.

Two things:
The logo was not going to be free, given you would get charged a premium rate for the text

You may well have 'subscribed', if you've ever used a free Web2SMS site. Always remember; there's no such thing as a free lunch.

If you feel agrieved, then make a complaint to RegTel, as above.

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#17 15-03-2003 9:18pm
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Originally posted by The Corinthian
Two things:

The logo was not going to be free, given you would get charged a premium rate for the text

and u probably dont get the logo until you send about 3 or 4 text messages to enter the competition.....

I taught their was an agreement made a while back that SMS ASP's were going to operate on an OPT-IN OPT-OUT basis. Im sure regtel wouldnt be getting the amount of complaints they are currently getting regarding SMS messages if this was the case...

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#18 15-03-2003 9:23pm

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Just FYI: Premium SMS number ranges:

50 000 to 50 499        FreeText rate           Free of charge
50 500 to 50 899        Reserved Free Text
51 000 to 51 899        Standard rate           Up to 0.16&#8364;, vat inc
52 000 to 52 899        Reserved Std Rate
53 000 to 53 899        Basic premium           Up to  0.80&#8364;, vat inc
54 000 to 56 899        Reserved  Premium
57 000 to 57 899        High premium            0.80&#8364; or above, vat inc
58 000 to 58 899        Reserved High Prem
59 000 to 59 899        Adult                   Variable price

Teeth.