Jokers & Hoaxers hijacking Concer premium SMS appeal

Scruff

There are emails going around at the moment that you might get off your friends saying:

"Send: Give 2. to 57775 for ten euro free credit"
or
"Text the words ( Give 2 ) dont use brackets , to 57775 . Then sit back & laugh !"

these "friends" or yours are actually trying to con ye into donating €2 to a legitimate Concern campaign.

There now is a reply that tells you:
"GIVE 2 is a Concern Charity appeal. If u wish to donate €2.00 by text, pls txt GIVE 2E and send to 57775 (ie don't press ''reply''). Visit Concern.ie Thanks."

if you do want to donate to a good cause then follow the instructions.
You can also donate €6 and €10

but if ye start getting above hoax email telling you to send "give 2e" to 57775, or 6e or 10e , its the same thing.

If ure prepaid the €2 is taken out of your credit and if your on monthly bill its added onto your bill.

if ye think thats funny and decide to pull one over yer mates, remember you are sabotaging a honest attempt by concern for badly need funds and are harming their future campaigns by being a smart ass.

Gordon

I wonder how that would work when using these free text things like O2 and ICQ. Presumably nothing.

Scruff

because its Mobile Terminating billing (MT), you may send the text for free but you are billed for the reply txt message that you receive on your handset, unless its the warning message for which you will be billed nothing.

Gordon

Oh, of course. D'oh

seating

does anyone know where to find information about setting up one of those numbers myself ? i saw something on http://www.acoweb.ie/ , but i'd like my own number.

and for those people that are trying to con people , i don't have much or any respect for you.

regi

give the corinthian a shout here on boards, or ask in the wireless forum - he does that sort of thing

The Gopher

I got a text with this a few weeks back now.I was a bit suspicious as it claimed to be from O2 despite the fact it didnt display the name O2 in the ID(displayed normal phone number).I dunno who sent it-Concern perhaps?

Victor

Methinks these numbers really need control by the premium numbers regulator. It should be "Give Concern 2E" NOT "Give 2E". Of course, one wonders what the commissions are like on these things for the SMS companies.