Complaint / Review
Predicto Mobile LLC
Costco Online redirect scam

TO: usacomplaints.com
http://usacomplaints.com/write.Asp

In logging onto a Costco Online website tonight, approximately 10:00PM PST Sunday May 10 my browser was redirected to

Http://treal.Biz/costco/? OVRAW=costco% 20online&OVKEY=costco&OVMTC=advanced&OVADID= 44147707522&OVKWID=218771033522

Asserting

A (roughly) 120 second countdown clicker injected panic into the interaction.

Clicking the links required to follow through, I went first to:
http://www.predicto.com/index. Cfm/fuse/myprofile

Where there was no obvious sign of how to collect the prize;

Then to cancel I continued through:
http://www.predicto.com/index. Cfm/fuse/cancel
http://www.predicto.com/index. Cfm/fuse/cancelconfirm/type/1

Ultimately cancelling this impending fraud attempt. The cancellation was confirmed on my cell phone.

Meanwhile, with about 6 messages in my cell phone from these folks, there was insufficient indication of how to collect the prize.

Here are the text messages:
[1] 654654/PIN 4675 Enter PIN on web for chance 2win $50,000 Play Predicto game 4BIG Prizes and Giveaways $9.99/monthSvc: 800.360.0518 2cxl txt stop T&C: predicto.com
[From] 654654
[Time[ 05/10/09 22:07

[2] 654654/You just got 5 bonus ringtones for joining! Log in to Predicto.com with PIN: 4675 to download now To play Predicto for prizes anytime txt GET to 654654
[From] 654654
[Time[ 05/10/09 22:08

[3] 654654/Predicto: Will Jennifer Aniston copy Brangelina and adopt a child this year? Reply XLA = Yes XLB = No
[From] 654654
[Time[ 05/10/09 22:08

[4] 654654/U got 50gift pts4joining Predicto Cannce@ $50K more pts 4 every vote Txt GET 2play Redeem [email protected] Svc800.360.0518 $9.99/month Txt help 4help, stop2cxl
[From] 654654
[Time[ 05/10/09 22:08

[5] 654654/Sorry to see you go! Here's ur online USER ID Usereotz5197 to view ur loyalty points @ Predicto.com. Ur Cell # can't be used to login., Q's: 800-360-0518
[From] 654654
[Time[ 05/10/09 22:13

[6] 654654/You have been unsubscribed from Predicto. There is no charge for this message. You will receive no further charges or texts. Questions: 800-360-0518
[From] 654654
[Time[ 05/10/09 22:18

Please Keep In Mind: This all started with an intercepted link to Costco Online. These folks captured my attention and time by fraudulently offering a $500 Costco Shopping Spree; I carefully avoided authorizing them to bill me for membership fees and celltext charges.

I will likely have to ask my cell phone provider to refund cellular and other charges.

I have requested Predicto LLC to please advise if their company has or expects to bill $9.99 or charges in any amount through my cell phone number entered above.

I will be contacting Costco Online to alert them to this apparent fraud attempt.