82344

Keep getting weekly texts for this number. I don't reply just Discovered I'm being charged for them

I'm sad so many people have been ripped off. I to got stung for a very long time from prizes2win.
I do still like.these.types of games but you need to find one that will not charge you for texts and is completly above board like www.prizes-4-you.co.uk.  there are part of the payphone group. They are they good.

Sorry In my last message I said that prizes-4-you don't charge for text. But what I meant to say is they don't charge you for receiving texts. And they are currently updating there wed site!!!!

If anyone wants an update on how to contact the owners of 82344 (company name WIN)., they are now on a landline number 01494750500

OOOOps forgot to mention that I have been lost 57.00 to these scum bags,  if it take me all day and every day I will get it back... via ';the law' if need be.

Just been ripped off by these Prizes2win idoits as well
cost me £10 before i even realised i was being charged off them
free ipad my backside! keep clear of this lot

Prizes2win do NOT answer the phone and this is a rip off.
I entered to win a free ipad and got billed over £12
Why can they get away this then and then not answer the phone????? aaaaarrrrrrrhhhhhhh
I have told o2 and called WIN but they cannot help me stop this coming through
When I try to email prizes2win directly I get a failed message error this is a scam and shambles

I won an iPhone4 after entering a prizes2win's competition.

If you text into a short code they are mostly chargeable.
This is just like the gadget show competition.

did u actually speak to anyone as when i rang was only given option of leaving a message?

wish i could get these texts stopped that i never signed up to.

My grandson who is 10 has been getting these messages at £2.50 per tine, four so far and he has not asked for these

EASY SOLUTION TO THE SCAM
This is definitely a scam, it has affected thousands of people over the years and has made the scammers and their front men (the networks) millions!  If you contact your network they will just give you the run-around and tell you to contact the scammers.  The networks know this is a scam, but are happy to enable the scammers to keep going as they take a cut of the proceeds.  
If you get any unwanted premium rate texts, you should send an email or registered letter to the customer service department of your mobile network with the following text (replace O2 with your network's name):

" I have received a number of unsolicited premium rate texts from 82344.  I do not have an agreement, contract or relationship of any kind or form with this scam company, hence all texts sent to me were sent illegally as per 2003 E-Privacy Regulations.  The money taken from my account was also taken illegally as per the 1968 Theft Act.  Since my contract is with O2 and it is O2 that has knowingly or unknowingly been complicit in this theft I expect one the following from O2:

•    I expect O2 to refund the money illegally taken from my account and O2 to take this up with the scammers.
•    I expect O2 to provide me with a full and detailed audit trail proving that I subscribed for this service and that the money was taken legally.

Please advise me within 48 hours of receipt of this email, which of the two above actions O2 will be taking.  If I do not receive a satisfactory reply within 48 hours I will be making a formal complaint to Oftel, reporting the theft to the Police and initiating legal action.
"

It’s almost a certainty the network will not have any proof of a subscription, they may have details of texts sent or received, but unless they can provide the content of those texts then they can't prove that you subscribed. They will have to refund the money or get the scammers to refund the money (make sure you get a FULL refund).

I did all of the above with O2 and they finally stopped giving me the run-around and got me a refund.  Don't let them fool you into thinking you signed up by accident, or you weren't paying attention, this is nothing but a SCAM.  The scammers buy your number from mailing lists or simply auto generate it from known number ranges.

Hope this helps, good luck...

Regards
Jon

had 2 texts from 82344 to both my mobile phones and the last 2 monthly contract bills have been 12.00 more than usual,when are they going to introduce text barring to mobile phones coz we're all being ripped off by these bandits

What a cheek and what is Ofcom doing about this?  I have received 4 messages from these scum bags at a cost to me of £2 plus Vat each time.  i had no idea that I could be charged for messages sent to me and nowhere in the messages does it say that I am being charged.   Fortunately o2 has refunded the money and I have sent the word STOP to this number.

See my post of 30th August 2010.       Still applies.

Make sure you read the line on that site that clearly says

"We charge 30% (plus VAT) success fee"
       
Better to look at PhonePayPlus the UK regulator for phone-pay services first of all.  

PhonepayPlus has the following information about shortcode number :
82344

Customer care number:     0149 475 0500
Search result provided by:     IMImobile Europe Limited
Service connected on:     18 July 2011
Service terminated on:     This service is still operating
Name of service:     Shared Shortcode for Multiple Companies (82344)
Type of service:     IMImobile Europe Limited has not provided this information
Service description:     IMImobile Europe Limited has not provided this information
How much does this service cost?     IMImobile Europe Limited has not provided this information

If you would like to find out more about this service or have a question about it then you should contact IMImobile Europe Limited

C/O Wireless Information Network
1 Cliveden Office Village
Lancaster Road
High Wycombe
HP12 3YZ

If you want to log a complaint to PhonepayPlus call our helpline on 0800 500 212 (Mon-Fri, 0900-1700).

Please be aware that the Domain SMSREFUNDS.com is registered to an address in Arizona USA,  from which State we are also being offered help with PPI refunds and Accident Claims, as you will find elsewhere in this forum.   Full Domain registration details are:

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, LLC (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: SMSREFUNDS.COM
Created on: 11-Mar-12
Expires on: 11-Mar-13
Last Updated on: 10-May-12

Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration SMSREFUNDS.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains By Proxy, LLC
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598

Technical Contact:
Private, Registration SMSREFUNDS.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains By Proxy, LLC
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598

Domain servers in listed order:
NS3267.HOSTGATOR.COM
NS3268.HOSTGATOR.COM

Note that the name and address of the actual owners appear to have been withheld.   Shy?

EASY FREE SOLUTION TO THE SCAM
This is definitely a scam, it has affected thousands of people over the years and has made the scammers and their front men (the networks) millions!  If you contact your network they will just give you the run-around and tell you to contact the scammers.  The networks know this is a scam, but are happy to enable the scammers to keep going as they take a cut of the proceeds.  
If you get any unwanted premium rate texts, you should send an email or registered letter to the customer service department of your mobile network with the following text (replace O2 with your network's name):

" I have received a number of unsolicited premium rate texts from 82344.  I do not have an agreement, contract or relationship of any kind or form with this scam company, hence all texts sent to me were sent illegally as per 2003 E-Privacy Regulations.  The money taken from my account was also taken illegally as per the 1968 Theft Act.  Since my contract is with O2 and it is O2 that has knowingly or unknowingly been complicit in this theft I expect one the following from O2:

•    I expect O2 to refund the money illegally taken from my account and O2 to take this up with the scammers.
•    I expect O2 to provide me with a full and detailed audit trail proving that I subscribed for this service and that the money was taken legally.

Please advise me within 48 hours of receipt of this email, which of the two above actions O2 will be taking.  If I do not receive a satisfactory reply within 48 hours I will be making a formal complaint to Oftel, reporting the theft to the Police and initiating legal action.
"

It’s almost a certainty the network will not have any proof of a subscription, they may have details of texts sent or received, but unless they can provide the content of those texts then they can't prove that you subscribed. They will have to refund the money or get the scammers to refund the money (make sure you get a FULL refund).

I did all of the above with O2 and they finally stopped giving me the run-around and got me a refund.  Don't let them fool you into thinking you signed up by accident, or you weren't paying attention, this is nothing but a SCAM.  The scammers buy your number from mailing lists or simply auto generate it from known number ranges.

Hope this helps, good luck...

Regards
Jon

yes , i been have the same problem , i call Orange and give me a number 08451309911 to take off this 82344 .

Just got bill from Orange with £10 worth of multimedia which was not signed up for. Spoke to orange who gave me a number (0845 1309911) which is apparently the number for a company called Digital Days Ltd.  this number is a recoded message which asked you to put your mobile number in to stop subscribing. Held for a minute or so after message and you finally get transferred to a human being (or are they?).  The person is from a company called IMI Mobile which deals with around 700 companies that send texts from 82344.  They can tell you which one you have apparently subscribled to and when you did so!  Hopefully got them to take me off their list of victims!  Thought you might like their office number direct which is 01494 750500 (haven't tried it) also their registered office is at 1 Cliveden Office Villas, Lancaster Road, Hight Wycombe, Bucks HP12 3YZ, Registered Co. No. 4833052. If like me, you might like to report them to Trading Standards.  Good luck.

i have had 5 text messages from this number totalling in £10 over my phone bill..please help