PrizeKing
Complaint 112206 Details

  • Date Occurred: 05/10/2014
  • Reported Damages: $25.00
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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

International boundaries

I was working away on the computer, when a message popped up saying that I was chosen for a National Visitor Survey that would take a few seconds. I tried to close the message several times, however it just kept appearing, and I couldn't use the computer, so I did the survey. The questions were, are you female or male, do you visit this site on a regular basis/daily basis, will you be visiting this site again. After I answered the questions, another window popped up giving me the choice to win a free item. I had to choose between 3 items, I choose an iPad. Another window popped up asking me if I wanted a white or black one.

Once I choose the colour, the following message appeared at the top of the top of the page "*** You have 0.0 seconds left to reply to the confirmation text message. *** This message was in red and flashing and the timer was counting down, creating a sense of urgency for me to move quickly. A window popped up asking me for my mobile phone number, which I entered. Then I received a text message on my mobile asking me to send a text message back with the word "yes" if I wanted to be in the competition. So I sent a text message. Then another window appeared asking me for my full name, address and date of birth. The whole time, the timer is counting down, so I quickly filled out the details.

Then another window popped up with the following message:
For customer care please visit: http://www.gogogy.com By signing up to this service and by replying with the keyword: OK, to the message sent to your mobile phone, you acknowledge that you are subscribing to our service. All the content is subject to the Terms and Conditions. You will be charged $6.60 per content item (+ $6.60 sign-up fee). Carrier and data charges apply. We will send 2 contentitems a week. This contentitem can be either a ringtone or a wallpaper. You may stop this service at any time by sending a text message with STOP, to short code 19991991. You must be the owner of this device and be at least eighteen years old or have the permission of your parent or guardian. For help call: 1-800-628-681 . Let us know why you think you should be a winner by sending an e-mail to: [email protected] . Most original reason wins. Next winner will be selected on the 1st of June 2012. Offer is valid till May 31, 2012. Check terms and conditions for rules of play. Gogogy is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any of the listed products or retailers. Trademarks, service marks, logos, (including, without limitation, the individual names of products and retailers) are the property of their respective owners.

After reading that message I immediately sent a message with the word "stop". I then rang customer service and told her that I was not happy with the scam and did not want to be charged for their subscription, she said it was too late I had already been charged $25.00, however there were no further payments, as I had text them to stop. I told her that I wanted a refund, she said she could not do that.

What a scam this company is!! They must be stopped. If I did not read that last message, I was going to be charged an ongoing service charged at $13.20 every 2days + $13.20 join. 25c per message sent.

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Business Profile Summary

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Company Statistics

  • Complaint Against PrizeKing.com
  • Complaints Filed: 60
  • Reported Damages: $4,030.17
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