85222

My son has done the same, but it has billed him £4.50. Who do we complain to?

Probably start with your service provider and PhonePayPlus the regulator.

I've just been sucked into entering my telephone number and replying with the word APPLE to win an Ipad to 85222. I intend to contact orange now to try and offset any charges to my phone bill. This is straight forward fraud. People are losing property by deception.

It's not just O2 - I'm on Orange and getting them too. Made formal complaint and was advised to text STOP ALL to 85222. Awaiting developments...

Free message reply DEVICE to 85222to confirm your entry to iphone5.Ignore this if not requested.

This was really useful information, which I urge others in a similar position to follow. I completed all steps below and have now been promised a refund within 30 days.

The 85222 text number relates to a company called IMI Mobile Group. Their number is 0843 2893092.

Good luck!

Don't really know what I did but on 15th July I sent a text to 85222 which cost me 10p. (Virgin contract). That evening I was charged for 3 x £1.50 received texts. I now see I have the recurring texts every Monday since.
A total of £13.50 and I don't know what for.

Spoke with Virgin who told me to text STOP ALL to 852. Have received a text saying it will stop in 1 working day. Also phoned 0844 372 2331 and stopped them by automated service. Try and get my money back now I suppose.

STOP ALL to 85222   Sorry

I to have had a 85222 txt me witch has cost me money.the people who are on o2 l feel for you not getting any help from your provider, im with three and have been for a long time, when I phoned them up and told them about the short code and how I couldn't stop it, they told me to stay on the line and they would sort it, and they did right there and then, now that's service.so all you people out there who are not with three next time you are going to renew your contracts think about three because they do help .my partner got one sent to her phone a couple of mths ago and three put that right streight away.THANKS THREE

Email your complaint to their customer care addy

mailto:customercare@helpcareline.co.uk

They will ask for your number to call you. Ask them to send you a copy of their Terms  and Conditions.

Tell them you want to have been asked for these by your local Trading Standards Office.

They took my name and address and promised to fully refund me.

virgin told us to txt STOPALL to that number 85222. suggest you try

Got an sms to enter a prize draw .then got a text to say.you have joined ipad freeplay.gamenow.org.uk for £4.50 per week until u send stop to 85222. Care? . then a phone no 08432893092. got a message back to say i have been opted out.Didn't know I Had joined anything...!!! . I never respond to these things normally . will never do so again I am with T Mobile. do I need to do anything else?.

just got my bill from o2 and i have been charge£ 7.50 for messages i dont recall recieving  so annoyed but wll be phoning the number someone has left on ere so annoyed the nmber was 85222.

85222  sent me the same texts  and charged me four pounds seventy  on my mobile tried phoning the the care line number no answer sent stop to 85222 how can these people get away with this  who do I get in touch with to get my monies back  can anyone advise me  please

I have had several amounts taken from my O2 account without my permission. The latest statement shows 4 separate Fridays  16/8/2013 - 6/9/2013 - total so far £18.00

My account number is 15648780

Please advise how these payments can be stopped. I see on the website many others have been the subject of these scams. Should you not be blocking them. Will seriously consider changing provider when my contract is due for renewal. Any chance of the money being returned?
Catherine Joyce

PhonepayPlus has the following information about shortcode number:
85222, Keyword - YES

Customer care number:     0870 974 0563
Search result provided by:     ItechLogic Ltd
Service connected on:     30 August 2011
Service terminated on:     This service is still operating
Name of service:     smsunltd
Type of service:     Purchase - SMS messages
Service description:     SMSUNLTS & txtintl is a subscription service; it will cost £1.50 per week until you sent STOP to 80160. Smsunltd is a subscription service where the customer is entitled to get 200 international SMS per month.Subscriber is charged £1.50 a week.(£6.00 a month)
How much does this service cost?     £1.50 a week

If you would like to find out more about this service or have a question about it then you should contact ItechLogic Ltd

Itech logic ltd
Fern Hill Business Centre
Todd Street
Bury
BL9 5BJ

See their webiste at http://www.itechlogic.net/index-5.html

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

I have recieve 3 on the trott from this company

i have recently been a victim with this scam, but unfortunately the three company which my mobile phone is under with, is insisting to collect the money from me.. its a £120 something they said that i owed them using that services wherein my contract has already a cap since i got it last dec. i automatically cut off my direct debit so they cant get the money they wanted to collect and stopped my contract.. i know its not right to stop the contract but they wanted me to pay something which i havent even used.. its just so appaling that 3 is condonning to this activity...

I am just having to change my sim as texts keep being received and don't stop until out of credit. My service provider is unable to block this number 85222.

Just read about your problem together with the advice reply given, did it work?  Hope it did.  It's just scandalous, very very annoying and distressing.