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stoozing for PAYG

mitch161
mitch161 Posts: 271 Forumite
just wondering if this is a possible way of actually making money.

there are companys that actually offer anyone to set up a quick text or 08,09 telephone service to generate cash. i was wondering with tescos triple money deal.

if someone was to put £10 on a tesco mobile and then call their own freshly set up text/ premium call service would they actually make money seeing as spending £10 equals £30 of credit to be sucked up by premium service.

i am no fraudster whom would abuse a companys deals.. im just offering possibilities out there for others to scrutinise and look into as a possible way of stoozing phone companies

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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    http://phone-shop.tesco.com/tesco-mobile/tariffs/tariffs-payg.aspx
    There are no catches - you can use your free credit on calls and texts to UK mobiles and landlines 01, 02 and 03 numbers.

    Also, Stoozing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • mitch161
    mitch161 Posts: 271 Forumite
    well i forgive myself for using the word stoozing.. as its a slang and not a dictionary word i tried to apply it to my theory.

    using someone elses money to make money.

    using tesco bonus credit to make money calling a personalised premium service where the recipient of premium service is the same as the owner of tesco phone.

    kinda like borrowing bank money to use in a premium interest account where the account holder is the same as the borrower.

    its a theory. just leaving it out there for others to look into
  • Techhead_2
    Techhead_2 Posts: 1,769 Forumite
    As grumbler said, its not going to work because the free credit can only be used to calls to UK mobiles and 01,02,03 numbers.
  • mitch161
    mitch161 Posts: 271 Forumite
    oops sorry i only read the bottom link to WIKI

    ok well that answers that theory lol
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