Text Scam on Read Crystal Palace site

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unload_em_palace 02 Feb 18 11.54pm
Mods: please move if wrong area. I use NewsNow to get latest Palace stories, and followed a link to a story on "Read Crystal Palace" site and something flashed up before the story appeared. I then got a text saying I had subscribed to a Ł4.50 per week service, which I patently had not. Tried checking with my operator Three and they advised me to send STOP message to the number quoted and they gave me contact details for the source of the text. They said it will cost me 10p to send that text. 10p is obviously better than Ł4.50 but still annoys me that they can get away with this scam. I've written to the scam company asking for refund and asking for them to remove my details from their records - saying I will make a Subject Access Request under Data Protection Act if they do not respond. Don't hold out much hope, but thought I would alert fellow fans to this scam. If anyone knows who runs Read Crystal Palace, might be worth letting them know. Be careful out there...
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I use NewsNow to get latest Palace stories, and followed a link to a story on "Read Crystal Palace" site and something flashed up before the story appeared.
I then got a text saying I had subscribed to a Ł4.50 per week service, which I patently had not. Tried checking with my operator Three and they advised me to send STOP message to the number quoted and they gave me contact details for the source of the text. They said it will cost me 10p to send that text. 10p is obviously better than Ł4.50 but still annoys me that they can get away with this scam.
I've written to the scam company asking for refund and asking for them to remove my details from their records - saying I will make a Subject Access Request under Data Protection Act if they do not respond.
Don't hold out much hope, but thought I would alert fellow fans to this scam. If anyone knows who runs Read Crystal Palace, might be worth letting them know. Be careful out there...

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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 03 Feb 18 2.11am
Might be a silly question, but how do they know your mobile number to send these messages to you if you haven't given it to them (which I'm assuming you haven't if you just used your phone to access their website)? Edited by Cucking Funt (03 Feb 2018 2.11am) Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham
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Clapham on the Back 03 Feb 18 2.11am

Might be a silly question, but how do they know your mobile number to send these messages to you if you haven't given it to them (which I'm assuming you haven't if you just used your phone to access their website)?

Edited by Cucking Funt (03 Feb 2018 2.11am)

Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

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Oliver Bodega Bay 03 Feb 18 6.08am
It's a good question. Did you give them your mobile number. Only I ask as my daughter has been charged the same amount on her bill and swears blind she didn't. I have prepared one of my own time capsules. I have placed some rather large samples of dynamite, gunpowder and nitroglycerin. My time capsule is set to go off in the year 3000. It will show them what we are really like.
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Bodega Bay 03 Feb 18 6.08am

It's a good question. Did you give them your mobile number. Only I ask as my daughter has been charged the same amount on her bill and swears blind she didn't.

I have prepared one of my own time capsules. I have placed some rather large samples of dynamite, gunpowder and nitroglycerin. My time capsule is set to go off in the year 3000. It will show them what we are really like.

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Southampton_Eagle At the after party 03 Feb 18 7.26am
For Ł4.50 p/w I'd expect pictures of Bellyman's missus.
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For Ł4.50 p/w I'd expect pictures of Bellyman's missus.

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kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 03 Feb 18 7.30am
Originally posted by Southampton_Eagle For Ł4.50 p/w I'd expect pictures of Bellyman's missus. ooh. old school , SE ! Edited by kingdowieonthewall (03 Feb 2018 7.31am) Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents? Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.
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Originally posted by Southampton_Eagle

For Ł4.50 p/w I'd expect pictures of Bellyman's missus.

ooh.
old school , SE !

Edited by kingdowieonthewall (03 Feb 2018 7.31am)

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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Southampton_Eagle At the after party 03 Feb 18 7.57am
Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall ooh. old school , SE ! Edited by kingdowieonthewall (03 Feb 2018 7.31am) Well worth the money. She's as fit as a butcher's dog.
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At the after party 03 Feb 18 7.57am

Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall

ooh.
old school , SE !

Edited by kingdowieonthewall (03 Feb 2018 7.31am)

Well worth the money. She's as fit as a butcher's dog.

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unload_em_palace 03 Feb 18 9.17am
Morning all. Nope definitely didn't give my number. As I said something just flashed up, no time to acknowledge it or anything, so I have some sympathy with Oliver's daughter. I've been in IT all my career, so am not naive when it comes to these things, and a bit confused how they could get my number - it shouldn't be possible from a website without explicit permission given. It can't be coincidence though. I'm going to do some research (well, googleise it!) and continue to chase the company. It's only 10p this time but I've already seen stories of people racking up bills unaware of this. Cheers. COYP.
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03 Feb 18 9.17am

Morning all.
Nope definitely didn't give my number.
As I said something just flashed up, no time to acknowledge it or anything, so I have some sympathy with Oliver's daughter.
I've been in IT all my career, so am not naive when it comes to these things, and a bit confused how they could get my number - it shouldn't be possible from a website without explicit permission given. It can't be coincidence though. I'm going to do some research (well, googleise it!) and continue to chase the company.
It's only 10p this time but I've already seen stories of people racking up bills unaware of this.

Cheers.

COYP.

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speagle Croydon 03 Feb 18 9.49am
O2 and associated networks were leaking mobile numbers via http headers a few years ago. Access a site through 3g/4g was giving the site your mobile. Very unlikely as a long time ago but if you've used the site for a while and login it may have grabbed it. Or they have affiliates they share data with. Some data mining is quite scary!
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Croydon 03 Feb 18 9.49am

O2 and associated networks were leaking mobile numbers via http headers a few years ago. Access a site through 3g/4g was giving the site your mobile.

Very unlikely as a long time ago but if you've used the site for a while and login it may have grabbed it. Or they have affiliates they share data with.

Some data mining is quite scary!

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