654-654-6546

got a text from 654-654
for some contest to win 50,000 dollars
9.99 a min if you reply yes

spam
dont respond erase asap

about ten minutes later got another text saying last chance to win 50,000 dollars
again spam dont respond or it will probably cost you 9.99 a minute
erase asap

These people tried to tell me that i subscribed to them.  I TOTALLY DID NOT!!!  dial 1-800360-0518.  You have to be real stern that you want this stopped immediately.

the text # that appears is 654-654

The company is called PREDICTO.  According to Verizon, simply reply to the text with "STOP".  You will receive a reply indicating you have been unsubscribed from their service.  I tried it, it works.

I called the number, they say they will not text again, lets see.

I have been getting the same messages and was also charged 9.99 on my bill. I replyed to text with the word STOP and received an text saying I was unsubcribed and will no longer get text form them. So we will see what happens.

I get text messages about contest.

takeing all my mins and i cant affored it i dont know who they are or nothing i dont want it

ive been gettin these texts too. and i think its from filling out surveys on store receipts.  i did call the 800 # that someone posted and it is predicto.  they said i subscribed to something but i know for sure that i never did! they said i will be unsubscibed to predicto and i will recieve one more text telling me that i am unsubscribed. i have unlimited texting and i am not aware of any 9.99 charge but the text is annoying to me. and they said they bill my cell phone monthly. i hope this stops the texts coming in.

They have texted 5 times in the past hour. Called 800-360-0518 and told them to take me off the damn list or I personally would hunt them down.

kept recieving premium message blocked (please change info)
today alone i revieved 32 identical text......

sent a text back sayind stop!

recieved 10 more text back

googled 654-654 found this site and called the 800# someone posted(thank you for posting that)  called and complained and was told i was removed and would no longer recieve text......i guess we will see.

I did block premium messages from Verizon, and the predicto company still sending me text. yesterday I got 15 text that say " From 654-654 Premium Messaging to this mobile number has been blocked.  Only the account owner may request a change"   This is Stuped. I don't even want to know that  Predicto is been blocked  and still sending me a messages,.  this is Crazy. I did call the 1-800 number and I still get this stuped text messages I dont even know how they put me in teir (+_-,m0^&^%$%$^)List    I'm getting crazy.

I keep getting text messages from 654-654 with game contest messages....I used the 800-360-0518 number provided by someone else on this forum (thank you!) and called to complain and to get the messages to stop.  I have never signed up for this service and will be LIVID if I see a charge on my account.  They said that I responded to the message and activated an account, but I never did that.  The operator said I have been removed from their list, but we'll see if I get more messages.  I guaranty if I get a charge on my account I will be calling back.

I decided to report them to the Attorney General Consumer Fraud division.  Suggest that you all do the same.

If you get one of these texts from "Predicto" you have to call your cell provider and make sure they don't charge you. It's a scam and, if they start charging, they'll refuse to refund and keep charging. Why do the authorities not prosecute? No idea but they seem unable.

The fraud is being run from:

1 Bridge Plaza, Suite 275, Fort Lee, New Jersey - Just on the Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge, north of the highway. If you'd like your money back, go up to the second floor and have at 'em.

I called the 800 number and they sent me anew text saying that I had been un-subscribed.  Thank you so much

654-654 is Predicto Mobile call ID. A scam running nation wide: a new class action action need to be opened against Predicto Mobile in addition to class action filed on 09/17/2009 against same Predicto see http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/09/18/Alltel2.pdf

For information, you don't need to use your cell-phone to get scammed. Buying a new cell phone may get you charged $9.99 per month (or more when you get multiple subscriptions) to Predicto because the cell phone number you get is a 'recycled' phone number. 'Recycled' phone number means that your new cell-phone number previously belonged to a subscriber who for any reasons (moving or avoiding Predicto Scam) decided to drop her old phone number.

‘Recycled’ cell phone numbers may have lot of contracts attached to them. Usually cell phone companies send lists of these cell phones to providers like Predicto to clear them from any  contracts.

A class action was filed on 09/17/2009 against Predicto Mobile LLC in the Eastern District of Michigan (http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/09/18/Alltel2.pdf) for charging new cell-phone users and ignoring the lists sent by Alltell (Cell-phone company) who send Predicto updated lists of 'recycled' phones to clear from any contracts.

According to the document, Predicto  just ignored lists of canceled cell-phones provided by Alltel but also Verizon, T-mobile, Sprint, and others cell-phone providers.

Predicto just transferred their billing to new subscriber: it’s simple your cell phone get billed before then Predicto keeps billing after.
To my understanding any  subscriber who subscribed to any cell-phone company  who has a Predicto contract dated before they get their cell-phone contract is entitled to a full refund including past due interests. Hundreds of thousands subscribers are affected.

More information at http://news.findlaw.com/andrews/bt/tel/20090922/20090922_pratt.html

A new class action needs to be prepared for actual unauthorized billing without previous contract on cell-phone. We may have to hurry as I do not know if there will be enough . So spread the words and the links.

I wish them to stop calling, or quit texting!??. Please delete!

I get a text from this number twice a day. I just read everyones thread & sent the STOP text back. I got one back from them immediately and it just said "only the account owner may request a change to this setting with his/her wireless provider." wth!!!