PrizeKing.com
Complaint 114637 Details
- Date Occurred: 05/14/2014
- Reported Damages: $30.00
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The complaint is against an online dating profile
The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity
The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity
The company or person contact no longer exists
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I clicked on an online survey for a "Free Prize Draw" to win an iPad.. answered three very basic questions, was asked to enter my mobile number, received a 4-digit pin code by text and entered it as requested on another login page... and then got four text messages in quick succession, each telling me I had purchased 1 entry into the prizeKing Click2Win competition and have I been charged £4.50 each time... 4 texts... that's a total of £18 or around $30. I telephoned a helpline on an 08000 number but was told there was nothing I could do as I had agreed to a subscription. I went through the process again and there is some very small rambling print on the login page about agreeing to a subscription, but it also says you can cancel at any time by texting STOP to a 5-digit number. I tried this twice, but on each occasion my message failed to send. I can't believe I was taken in by this. It's a blatant scam.
- sam SBID #b2121cd194
- Posted 05/16/2014
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- Sandrine SBID #2e88757f5c
- Posted 05/16/2014
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Just got the same problem today. I never take part to any online draw but this time, I got a message from a friend on Facebook (he actually never sent it, they must have got into his account) about it so I thought it was safe.
I called the 0800 number to be taken off their list (or "opt out", as they say!) so make sure you do the same otherwise (according to my mobile provider), they will keep sending you premium texts -
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- Complaint Against PrizeKing.com
- Complaints Filed: 60
- Reported Damages: $4,030.17
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