Phone scam targeting parents costs mum $4500
Jan Lenton thought she was lending her son some much-needed emergency cash - but $4500 later she realised she'd been the victim of a cruel scam.
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You get this charge when accidently sending an sms to an email address. You need to check the number you're texting is in the correct format and that you are sending a text to an actual phone number.
I have asked Virgin many times about charges to this number. Sometimes they say it's WhatsApp, sometimes MMS (which is turned off. Usually they plead ignorance yet they've known about it for years. And, Virgin Customer Services has to be the worst ever
re: 0010020250100 Its happeneing across all the networks - and weirdly its the same number. If you challenge it - you'll get a refund. They are not bothered coz they packet the cash.....hence no one lifts a finger to stop it.
I have the same problem with Virgin Media Mobile.. 40p for a picture we never sent.....
like others i have no knowledge of having used this number. i was charged 40p by BT.
I found these charges to be related to picture messages I sent to my son through the Message App on iphone. Funny thing is he got charged 40p for receiving them as well!
charged for sending a number of picture messages to this number from my Virgin Mobile UK phone. Completely false! Something strange!! Virgin to refund but not to stop it happening again!
I have this showing on 2 occasions on my virgin mobile bill. Virgin customer services will not believe that I haven't sent them.
pic text to usa/canada
picture text
mystery text
This number keeps sending picture messages to Canada and USA which I know nothing about and do not know anyone in either one of these countries.