Premium SMS scam from 19900025
Dec 24, 2005 Australia, Enviroment, Telco
A lot of Australian mobile phone users have been the recipient of a premium SMS scam from the number 19900025. The message received is a really bad Christmas joke which you are charged up to $3.50 for receiving. A lot of information on the source of these messages has been uncovered at the whirlpool forums, but if you have received this message you should contact your phone company immediately to report the scam and dispute the charge. Hopefully if enough people complain quickly the scammer will be shut off before too many more people are caught.
Update: I called the number Juz gave below and left my details. A refund cheque arrived in the mail just over a week later.
January 4th, 2006 at 9:39 am
The phone number in Australia for the “scammer” in this case (Telads) is 1300 001 051…they have a voice message asking you to leave all your details so they can send a refund….
January 5th, 2006 at 9:36 pm
Christmas joke SMS scam
One of the great Christmas traditions is the Christmas cracker, and the appalling jokes they come with.
Cast your mind back to the Christmas just gone. Did you get an SMS on your mobile phone, with an appalling Christmas cracker-style joke, from the …
January 20th, 2006 at 1:50 pm
I got the SMS (twice) and have spent the last 3 days disputing it with Telstra. They aren’t prepared to accept any responsibility and are not prepared to reverse the charge.