8666700126

Hi,

I work for a consumer's right defense group. We are currently looking into this issue.

We are looking for people who have been charged for prenium services without having subscribe to this service or for people who did suscribed but were unable to stop the subscription.

You can email me at labelle@consommateur.qc.ca or call me 514-521-6820 ext. 240.

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you
yannick labelle

I have sent a stop request to these buggers on 2/27/2009 and even then they r still bugging me with damn questions. Need some help from CSB.

I am trying to damn with my Cell phone Company and stop text messages all togeather.

txt msgs from 88588 unwanted and no way to unsubscribe that works

Wow, it's not wonder most of you have service with this company, most of you are so dumb that you are demanding refunds from a thread that's totally unrealted to the actual company itself.

You people need to educate yourselves.

If you are so smart why do you tell us more

Yes, I have been charged for this service even though I did not subscribe.  I also attempted to have them STOP, but as yet, I keep getting their text.  So far my bill is 2.00 each time they call.

I tried Sophie's suggestion and it works.

Just go to http://www.skill2thrill.com/ca/info/contact.html

i'm also a canadian resident.  All you have to do is to cancel the subscription.  I received a confirmation immediately that I was unsubscribed.

I did not solicit any IQ, trivia or similar text messaging and have been charged for Short Program Events on my bill for several months.  As I do sometimes go over my minutes I did not question what "short code program events" was in my billing process.  To my detriment, my procrastination has resulted in further charges this month in excess of $100.00 for 37 events.  I did call BELL and they explained the nature of the premium text service - known as short code program events.  I do not text message (I much prefer the old fashioned method of communicating with friends, family and clients - talking) and historically have asked for the service to be removed from my phone.  As this was the case, BELL did comply with my request and are reimbursing my account.  I do however take exception to the vague nature of the billing process.  At no time, except through personal contact with BELL customer service, was it explained what a "short code program event" charge was.  This is a serious issue with the cell service provider.  A consumer has no way of tracking what is being charged under this heading unless a request is made for the provider to research the charges and even then it takes considerable to time for the research to be done.  Third party billing to cell phones constitutes a form of fraud since anyone can apparently place charges to anyone else's cell phone whether permission has been granted or not.  Parents who have indicated here that their children have been charged for services, yet are underage to do so, have an obligation to band together to charge the regulatory body of the Canadian Telecommunications Industry, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, with overhauling the system so that these types of scams can no longer be perpetrated with impunity.  Canadians are too passive and too forgiving - economies are not favourable at this time and we need every last penny to get by - so take a stand and lodge a complaint about this situation through the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services info@ccts-cprst.ca or go through the online form at http://www.crtc.gc.ca/RapidsCCM/Register.asp?lang=E and make your case known.

Please cancel a phone call from 18666700126
Thank you ,

Andy

Lloyd and others who are saying that the phone companies are making money through this...GET THE FACTS!
Your carreir has nothing to do with this, it is done by outside companies.
Your phone carrier cannot unsubscribe you and they are not responsible for SMS short codes you subscribe to>
Get the facts before you waste your time bitching at your carrier.

i just got off the line with my phone carrier complaining about being charged by Wixawin mobile entertainment thru them for a service i did not subscribe to.  within 30 minutes i was unsubscribed.  they were able to help me.  unfortunately, i am out $68.

I am a Telus mobile subscriber and have been receiving text messages from this company even though they sent me an email confirming that I been unsubscribed.  Telus very kindly credited all of their charges and even offerred to contact them for me.  We also disabled my text messaging for a few days in order to interupt their messages being sent to me.

I just finished talking to a skill2thrill.com customer service agent, who was very helpful by the way, and he indicated that if an email is sent to info@textchallenge.com stating the details, they will refund my money.

Re: text messages from 77277

It turns out they are unwilling to listen to reason so  I will be reporting them to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), which is the association of cell phone service providers in Canada. They are also the ones who administer the short codes (4 to 5 digit numbers) provided to the companies allowing them to send premium text messages (http://www.txt.ca/current_codes.htm). They have a Code of Conduct which when not respected can lead to the suspension of the short code. If the premium text messages don’t stop after your sending of the “STOP” message, or if you explain to them that you have never subscribe to a premium text message service. Here is their website: http://www.cwta.ca/CWTASite/english/index.html?

Sadly,  I was also suckered by this scam but in hindsight, their webpages do not explain the charges that will follow until AFTER you have entered your phone number.  You can reach MEDIA SERVICES or (short code 77277) by sending an email to ca@txt-support.com and complaining, which will likely not be very satisfying.

Also, you can send a complaint to the government's communication regulatory body (in Canada it's info@cwta.ca for the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association) and if enough complaints are filed, they could suspend their short code privileges.

So, even if it's only $20 - do it (I just did).  These people are making millions by scamming innocent people, hoping that they will not complain.

googled this, hope it helps! "To cancel the service please send 'stop' or 'arret' to 88588. For help call: 1-866-670-0126 or send an email to info.ca@wixawin.com"

I was receiving these messages and delelting them as I do not text - until I saw my bill for $30 extra dollars.

I called the company and cancelled immediatly, and demanded they pay me back, and they refusd. Thye did say they would stop sending me anymore, and I would recieve a message on my phone to that extent, but that message was never sent by them or recieved on my phone.

I undersatnd that the phone company shares the wealth here as well, so that needs to be addressed as well. They already charge way too much!

I requested fido to block premium text yesterday. A representitive responded that they were not able to block only premium text but they could block the whole text service. I think as a service provider, fido failed its service. Fido doesn't have technique to block premium text; however, it is happy to charge its customers ($2 per receiving message). Oh, Fido obviously benefits from this scam by getting money from its customers. This is how Fido protects its customers?

My underage child has subscribed to the service.
We understand this is an unpleasant situation. To unsubscribe your child from the service directly, please see How do I unsubscribe from the service?
Our website clearly states that, in order to participate, users must be 16 years or older and/or have account holder's permission. We are not liable for subscriptions of minors without parental approval.
I extracted the above wordings from skill2thrill.com. If selling alcohol and cigaretet to minor is against law, skill2thrill.com can not be liable for subscriptions of minors without parental approval?  What does skill2thrill.com do to ensure users are 16 years or older and/or have account holder's permission.

My cell 778-241-1800. Please cancel any message from you immediately. Thank you for your help.

Sent this to the RCMP...THEY are not responding!!

beware ,,of this in your email..Please

THIS MAILER , IS /SHOULD ,BE INVESTIGATED...
The guy is not just a spammer. He's actually a criminal phisher. He sends spams to collect credit card numbers to steal your money.

The guy is well documented in the following urls. He's the kingkong of all spams according to the spamhause: "Canadian Pharmacy".

 http://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/spammers.lasso
 http://www.spamtrackers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Canadian_Pharmacy

He's known as;

 Jonathan Owens
 jowens@unifiedmarkets.com (current)
 jowens@unifiedmarket.com  (previous)
 owensw@unifiedmarkets.com (alternative)
 www.unifiedmarkets.com (current)
 www.unifiedmarket.com (previous)
 640 Grand Ave.
 Carlsbad, North San Diego County &  Most common,  #  1(210) 888-9089
 CA 92008-2365
 +1 (760) 730-9864
 760.730.9864

You can find his foot prints by searching the following keywords;

 210-888-9089 210.888.9089 - Canadian Pharmacy
 210-888-9089 210.888.9089 - US Drugstore
 + 020 3239 7731 - (new number) Canadian Pharmacy
 210-787-1711 210.787.1711 - Bogus Marcus Med
 845-709-8044 845.709.8044 - Bogus university degree
 718-989-5746 718.989.5746 - Bogus university degree
 1-8O1-461-5O23 8O1.461.5O23 - Bogus university degree
 1-801-461-5023 801.461.5023 - Bogus university degree
 718-524-2096 718.524.2096 - Bogus OEM software
 888-245-4117 888.245.4117 - Bogus collection agency
 support@canadianpharmsupport.com
 210 East 59st Street New York, NY 10021