85222

I'm really annoyed that I got this message yesterday evening, (the one that says something about songs and ringtones, which I've never downloaded on this number!).  I ignored it, thinking it was spam, but got a message today warning me about my low credit!  I was really annoyed to find that an unsolicited spam text cost me £1.50. I've contacted Virgin, and I'm not putting any credit on my phone until I'm sure this is sorted.  It's great all this info is available though!  Unfortunately, I bet the company makes so much profit from this that the fines don't bother them!

Thanks for all the info. Just got one of these texts. I've made a complant to www.phonepayplus.org.uk and will try contacting WinPLC

Is there anyway of simply blocking a number? I pretty sure i will never want to recieve anything from 85222, so it seems like it should be possible (i'm on o2)

But just to reiterate whats been said... if you've got one of these PLEASE COMPLAIN! if a company sends out thousands of these, but only a few people complain and get money back, they will still make loads of money and continue to exist. The more we complain the less profitable it is for them, especially if they get a big fine

Having complained to phonepayplus in July I have now received a report with the outcome of a tribunial against the 85222 comany and its multiple company connections. An investigation and tribunial was held and the company have been fined 40,000 pounds, received a formal reprimand, ordered that the service provider remedy the breaches which were upheld and were ordered to refund the full amount spent by users, except where there was good cause to believe such claims were not valid.

the adudication is available at
http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/output/Search-adjudications-1.aspx

refunds can be claimed at:

Customer services
Expanding Vision Limited
4/6 Dalton Square
Lancaster
LA1 1PP
customerservices@expandingvision.co.uk

Well done to phonepayplus for making these people pay for the hassle and finance they have cost all of us. Hopefully this will be an end to it!

Hi, sorry IGNORE that last posting, turns out it was for a complaint against a different number. The 85222 case and prosecution is still ongoing.

Dont use that address or email for refunds - use the method I wrote about in July.

i keep keeping text from 85222.betingfo,100/1frebet ive text back to stop but there still coming every other day 1 spent 6.00 in 4 days trying to stop them

my daughter who is 13 years old had the same happen.
she put her £10 pocket money on her phone yesterday and is down to £4.25 as of last night as they keep taking her money off.
she is 13 for god sake. how can she get a refund. ive tryed calling the number like o2 asked me to and to stop the texts but they play a recording saying the lines a re busy.

had a text from 85222 and lost 6 pound of my ten pound top up  . it even charged for me to text stop , have not got a clue where they got my number from . not happy !!!! they will never reimburse they are all scammers . i need my credit to keep in touch with my 7 children but now i have to find another ten pound to top up. this only ever seems to happen on o2 i never had a problem when i was on orange . o2 need to monitor more carefully , as from the rest of thee comments it seems they are aware and can see noone has subscribed to anything so why are we all still getting ripped ????????

I received 6 text messages from 85222 and 1 from 85200. All these msg has DANI643. Within 36 hours, my intial top up was deducted £13.00 fom these txts. I was furious! I called O2 and got the same reply as everybody's else, that they don't have the facility to block the number from sending txt. I was advised to reply 'STOP' to 85222. Did as told and got a reply back from 85222 saying, 'FREE MSG. Thank you for your STOP message. The last service from the short code requested will be stopped for your phone within one working day.' Now, after googling around, most people didn't manage to stop it. I called O2 and explained that I'm not prepared to sit down and wait for more credit to be deducted while 85222 try to stop it in 24 hours. The O2 advisor actually told me that it won't stop in 24 hours but can continue for 9 days as by law any company can takes up this length of time to finally stop sending msg. Well then! Apparently, 85222 is a company dealing in games, ringtones etc. Marketing Grace ( my hubby at work investigated to inform me later ). Apparently, I downloaded some kinda game...I told the O2 guy, try have 3 children under 5 and see if he can have time to sit down and have a cup of tea let alone downloading stuffs! Anyone who can, well done but not me! The only way is to change number which I did straight away. For O2 not to have the facility blocking msg, it's hard to believe however, for being such a great help to suggest number changed and get it done straight away with comp only after investigating the initial number records, I think its' appropriate. To many outhere who has the same problem, get it solved straight away through O2 customer service. Don't believe the reply after your 'STOP' msg. I maybe nagging here but it's the truth, someone got to do it!

I have just this second recieved a text from 85222 and I'm on a contract phone, I got mine from ''lisa'' and I know full well that I have NOT signed up to any such service, I am, however, unsure about who to contact and such to get this sorted out. I also have a different number at the end of my text, I get given the number 01416264228 to call, but I don't particularly want to waste my contract money on this.

keeps textin me some form of lotto results eats my credit what do i do how do i get it to leave me alone

My daughter is receiving them at least once a month and it is really frustrating!  Put money on last week and on the 12/3 £1.50 was taken off her credit!  Last month it happened twice.  What can we do to stop this from happening?  Perhaps a change of sim card will help.

Same problem here.
I just called http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk who regulate the premium rate numbers. They contacted the relevant company on my behalf to report the abuse. The company (WIN (Wireless Information Network) Ltd) contact me that same day and removed my number from the system and also offered me a full refund of the £1.50. I refused this as I would have to give them my address, but the issue is now resolved.

I have 3 messages that I have been charged for on my o2 mobil at £1.27p per call.

85222 is draining my phone of credit. I have texted Stop to the number, and that cost me about £3.00.

you are not stoping to rip off credit from mobil phones. sorry why not go get a Job skaliwach!

just been hit by 85222 and had £1.50 stolen out of my phone ? how can they do this without your permission , and guess what my phone supplier is o2  . what chances are there for me to get my money back , none!!!!!!!!!

The above number (85222) is regulated by PhonepayPlus.

PhonepayPlus investigates complaints about phone-paid services (e.g. services beginning with 09, 118, or 0871/2/3 numbers, or five or six-digit text shortcodes).  Where PhonepayPlus decides that its rules have been broken, it can fine the company responsible, bar access to its services and even bar the individual behind the company from running other services under a different company name.  PhonepayPlus' investigations and adjudications service is free to consumers and fully independent.

If you would like to submit a formal complaint with PhonepayPlus, you can reach it on:

•    0800 500 212 (Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm)
•    www.phonepayplus.org.uk

ive received 3 texts at 1.50 each,

been getting texts from 85222 for a long time gave up trying to get rid of them and as my mobile is a business line i can not change the number has cost me lots of money has anyone ever thought that o2 may be in line with these people and reaping the rewards as they dont seem bothered

I agreed to accept text from 85200. I think this is the number they used for the free trial period and now I am getting messages from 85222 and it is running away with the credit fom my phone. This is linked to the website below.

www.lottobytext.co.uk