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  • 27-01-2012 1:34am
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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭


    hey guys while browsing planet 3 on my 3 mobile i accidently pressed a link to enter a comp to win an iphone 4 s, i then received 2 messages saying type link to enter, instead i sent stop to end it cos i realised it was a subscription based service for 5 euros / week.
    A week passed and i got more messages, so i typed stop and checked my usage online to see id been charged 10 euro for something that happened by accident. even though i thought service was stopped i continued getting messages.
    eventually i went to link: http://www.phonesmart.ie now service is stopped, but all i wanna say is watch out for these con artists like win a phone, free text messages cos you will end up being out of pocket like me:(


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    stephen97 wrote: »
    eventually i went to link: http://www.phonesmart.ie now service is stopped, but all i wanna say is watch out for these con artists like win a phone, free text messages cos you will end up being out of pocket like me:(

    Can you make it clear that Phonesmart were not the scammers but Phonesmart told you who the scammer were. Name the real scammers who took your money please.


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    stephen97 wrote: »
    i accidently pressed a link to enter a comp to win an iphone 4 s
    stephen97 wrote: »
    but all i wanna say is watch out for these con artists like win a phone, free text messages cos you will end up being out of pocket like me:(

    Is the real issue here the fact that you were not paying attention to what you were looking at on your phone, or the fact that it is quite difficult to unsubscribe from a service such as this?

    Labeling a company scammers because of your own mistake is pretty incomprehensible.


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    Is the real issue here the fact that you were not paying attention to what you were looking at on your phone, or the fact that it is quite difficult to unsubscribe from a service such as this?

    Labeling a company scammers because of your own mistake is pretty incomprehensible.
    well tom who have i named as scammers, its the ads that appear on the a smartphone when whichever operator you are on have a notice win an iphone and the con artist im talking about is <SNip> common sense, if you actually read my thread you wouldnt ask stupid questions


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    stephen97 wrote: »
    the con artist im talking about is zamano. common sense, if you actually read my thread you wouldnt ask stupid questions

    Ahh, <snip>. Why didn't you simply say so.

    Your first post is as clear as muck, try to punctuate next time.


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    drunkmonkey
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    First-Day-on-the-Internet-Kid.jpeg


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    Ahh, <snip>. Why didn't you simply say so.

    Your first post is as clear as muck, try to punctuate next time.
    if you read my post "but all i wanna say is watch out for these con artists like win a phone, free text messages cos you will end up being out of pocket like me" i simply didnt name the coimpany but the message is clear, you guys should have went to specsavers


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    stephen97 wrote: »
    if you read my post "but all i wanna say is watch out for these con artists like win a phone, free text messages cos you will end up being out of pocket like me" i simply didnt name the coimpany but the message is clear, you guys should have went to specsavers
    sorry company not coimpany :(


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    stephen97 wrote: »
    well tom who have i named as scammers, its the ads that appear on the a smartphone when whichever operator you are on have a notice win an iphone and the con artist im talking about is <snip>. common sense, if you actually read my thread you wouldnt ask stupid questions

    If your posts were clear, articulate and used basic punctuation, I wouldn't feel the need to ask "stupid" questions.


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    Mainly because you didn't ask stupid questions Tom. I see the punctuation situation is improving....not. :(


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    If your posts were clear, articulate and used basic punctuation, I wouldn't feel the need to ask "stupid" questions.
    WHO DO YOU THINK IM AM?, AN EDUCATED MAN, I THINK NOT, THEREFORE IM AM NOT.
    WHATS WRONG WITH IRELAND? ALL I WANTED WAS TO WARN SOME PEOPLE FROM ACCIDENTALLY PRESSING A LINK AND ALL I GET IS ABUSE!


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    HEY SPONGEBOB, YOURE A FINE ONE TO TALK ABOUT PUNCTUATION "Your first post is as clear as muck," IT SHOULD SAY WAS AS CLEAR AS MUCK YOU CLOWN


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    LEARN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BEFORE YOU SLAG ME OFF, YOU BUFFOON


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    The simple problem is that you wanted to warn people about a scam and yet you didn't really warn people about a scam.

    Phonesmart will tell you who the scammers are after you have been scammed but they are not scammers.

    Three Ireland and Planet 3 are not the only places where you can be scammed by <snip> either.

    Your real complaint may be something to do with the STOP message not working or that you were forced to send a STOP message to a 57xxx number but that is completely lost in your posts above.

    Don't enter any more competitions. OK!


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    AND HOW ABOUT TOM DUNNE, JUDGING FROM ANY OF YOUR PREVIOUS POSTS YOU ARE ABOUT AS ARTICULATE AS AN ABBEY ST LUAS STOP JUNKY BEGGING FOR MONEY FROM PASSERS BY


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    The simple problem is that you wanted to warn people about a scam and yet you didn't really warn people about a scam.

    Phonesmart will tell you who the scammers are after you have been scammed but they are not scammers.

    Three Ireland and Planet 3 are not the only places where you can be scammed by <snip> either.

    Your real complaint may be something to do with the STOP message not working or that you were forced to send a STOP message to a 57xxx number but that is completely lost in your posts above.

    Don't enter any more competitions. OK!
    YOU ARE AN IDIOT, I DID NOT ENTER ANY COMPS, WHAT PART OF YOUR TINY BRAIN CAN ACTUALLY COMPREHEND? WHAT THIS THREAD IS ABOUT, WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU, ITS EASY TO SEE HOW HUMANS EVOLVED FROM APES...... CLOWN


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    Stephen, <snip> are nothing but thieving scum but please don't try to sink to their level.

    Promise me you won't enter any more online competitions and then we simply won't find ourselves embroiled in these tiresome shouting matches in future. :)

    Promise me too that you will tell all your friends about these online premium text based scam competitions and hopefully they will then be safe too.


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    Stephen, <snip> are nothing but thieving scum but please don't try to sink to their level.

    Promise me you won't enter any more online competitions and then we simply won't find ourselves embroiled in these tiresome shouting matches in future. :)

    Promise me too that you will tell all your friends about these online premium text based scam competitions and hopefully they will then be safe too.
    YOU REALLY MUST BE LONELY, OR JUST A KLINGON ILL LET YOU DECIDE


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    stephen97 wrote: »
    i accidently pressed a link to enter a comp to win an iphone 4 s,

    What did you do next so??


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    What did you do next so??
    WELL WHAT I DID NEXT WAS ARGUE WITH A BUFFOON CALLED SPONGEBOB


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    What did you do next so??
    PANTS BY NAME PANTS BY NATURE


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    And then what did you do?


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    And then what did you do?
    well what i did next was i hacked your account and found out your personal details and lets just say, spongebob was never heard from again, cos he took a little trip to the dublin mountains and disappeared!


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    mickgotsick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 350 ✭✭mickgotsick


    And then what did you do?


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    stephen97
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 202 ✭✭stephen97


    mickgotsick wrote: »
    And then what did you do?
    im presuming that your mother didnt mention what i did next, what a surprise


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    #26
    Katekat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭Katekat


    Wheres the report abuse button when you need one?


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    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,934 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Katekat wrote: »
    Wheres the report abuse button when you need one?

    Beside the little green button under your avatar.


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    Katekat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭Katekat


    whiterebel wrote: »
    Beside the little green button under your avatar.

    Thanks!! was staring at it all along! :D


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    #29
    Davy
    Registered Users Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    stephen97 banned for 7days. If you cant be civil please dont post!


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    #30
    gypsygriffin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭gypsygriffin


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    Is the real issue here the fact that you were not paying attention to what you were looking at on your phone, or the fact that it is quite difficult to unsubscribe from a service such as this?

    Labeling a company scammers because of your own mistake is pretty incomprehensible.


    This is a fair assessment. Have had a horrendous experience with 3 taking money for a phone that they did not deliver. Would advise anyone from having any dealings with this company. :mad:


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    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    gypsygriffin wrote: »
    This is a fair assessment. Have had a horrendous experience with 3 taking money for a phone that they did not deliver. Would advise anyone from having any dealings with this company. :mad:

    You registered to post this, when the subject matter is not Three at all.:rolleyes: You should submit your complaint to the Talk to Three forum.


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