Same as other people have claimed, I received my wireless bill this month to find 2 charges on the bill, one for $5.00 and the other for $9.99. I called Verizon Wireless to find out what the charges were for and was informed that I had subscribed to a monthly contest texting service. I told her I had never done anything of the sort as I am not a contest entering type of person. I told her I had never authorized any such service and wanted the charges removed from my account. She said that the company charging me for the services had to cancel my account or the charges would continue every month.
I was very upset and confused as to how such a service could be added to my bill. She explained the various ways it could have happened and mentioned online job applications. That rang a bell for me as I had applied for a job through Job.com a couple weeks prior. On one of the application screens, it asked for cell number, which I provided. A pop-up screen appeared, asking if I'd like to vote on something. I clicked 'NO' and proceeded with my job application. I received 2 texts pertaining to MTV awards, or the such, and ignored the texts. I never subscribed to anything or agreed to any services.
The Verizon CSR tried to call Predicto Mobile on my behalf to cancel the services, but Predicto refused, claiming that she was not calling from the cell number in question. The Verizon CSR gave me Predicto's 800# (1-800-360-0518) to call for myself. I called them immediately and was told that my account had been cancelled, my phone number was blocked in their system, I would receive no more text messages and that I would receive a refund for the charges I had already been charged. She was very nice and very apologetic; however, until I receive my next bill and see the refund, I'm not very pleased.
I sure hope no one else gets scammed like this. However, unfortunately, I know Predicto is going to continue scamming people every way they can until they're closed down by the authorities.
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