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Warning - Text message from Promiseloans.com

I received an uninvited text message a couple of days ago from a company called Promiseloans.com, their website is here http://www.promiseloans.com/ . I have no idea where they got my mobile number from but I enter a few comps so they could have got it from there. It said I had to text 'stop' to a number to stop receiving texts from them.

The first text took £3.00 off my phone credit and the next text telling them to stop took another £3.00 off my credit. I'm so mad. I'd never get another loan so I'm mad that they presume I would be interested in such an offer and mad that they would charge me for the info.
2008 Comping Challenge
Won so far - £3010 Needed - £230
Debt free since Oct 2004

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  • james32_uk
    james32_uk Posts: 1,223 Forumite
    This is illegal. Contact your phone provider and DO NOT get off the phone until they refund it as a goodwill gesture. They will prattle on about how it's nothing to do with them (which it isnt) by they will refund if you complain enough. Then speak to http://www.icstis.org.uk/ to get these fu ckers.
    Debt as at 12th July 2006 - £61,345 :eek: :eek: :eek:
    Debt free 21st Oct 2011.

    All thanks to :money:
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