OT Kids getting scammed Genie knows you 88766

[TF_AnthonywatersParticipant]

Everyone with kids and mobiles, tell them not to get into the latest craze that my daughters just fallen foul of, loads of kids are texting 88766 to Genie knows you. You text them and they tell you some spooky eerie stuff about yourself which is amazing to kids because they know things they couldnt possibly know about you !!! what alot of shit the truth is kids text their names and whoever is on the other end looks at their facebook its a no brainer to us but kids dont realise how they get there information. Its 2 quid a text and load of youngsters are running up extortionate bills by texting I have complained to trading standards and to the regulator pay phone plus, trading standards openly admit hundreds of complaints are flocking in, just tell your kids. 😡 😡 😡

[TF_Smed]

there was a similar one which my daughter fell foul of a few month ago….called bongo i think?

tossers! should be brought to justice for fleecing children which its aimed at!

[TF_AnthonywatersParticipant]

Smed I spoke to Trading standards they had hundreds of complains but told me “its not a scam it quite legal what there doing its just a premium rate number ” I think it is a scam though they dont even have a website, it took me 20 mins to find them online then they only have a facebook page, Ive give em a right slating on there Face Book wall robbing C&nts, but I cant say im suprised really anything goes nowadays your sat watching your tea and some dodgy bastard on telly is knocking out loans with Apr of 1700 % !!!! every high street you walk down is full of porn brokers and money shops its disgracefull.

[Anonymous]

a fair portion of the two quid goes to the phone network company which is one of the reasons why they dont rush to stop these scumbags.

[TF_AnthonywatersParticipant]

Loda, I would not be suprised, its a shambles and things will get worse the trading standards as it were ceases on 31.03.2012 and is replaced by a” bureau ” another facility being cut this will just give the scammers more scope, Mr Cameron !!!!

[TF_Matt2298]

Just to let you know, firstly this is completely legal what they are doing so yeah and secondly they do not stalk your child’s facebook they use vertical search engines to pick out pieces of information about them and pieces it together.

[TF_james710]

Everyone with kids and mobiles, tell them not to get into the latest craze that my daughters just fallen foul of, loads of kids are texting 88766 to Genie knows you. You text them and they tell you some spooky eerie stuff about yourself which is amazing to kids because they know things they couldnt possibly know about you !!! what alot of shit the truth is kids text their names and whoever is on the other end looks at their facebook its a no brainer to us but kids dont realise how they get there information.

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