Beware of SMS Scams (Dadamobile.com)
In my latest bill from Sprint, I found a charge of $9.99 monthly of premium service (ringtones, etc..). I placed a call to Sprint representative and learned the charges came from Dadamobile.com, which is a provider of ringtones and other cell phone downloads. Of course I did not subscribe to such services.
Further researches lead me to this thread from InfoWorld
SMS spam on your cell phone is annoying enough as it is. Imagine how much more annoying it is to discover that some of the text messages you ignored may have been sneakwrap-type notices of charges for a service you didn’t sign up to receive. That’s what happened to one reader recently with an outfit called Dadamobile.
The bottom line is you have to watch closely your phone bill. Some application you install on your Mobile phone might have some hidden feature that force you to automatically subscribe to this kind of service by default.
As suggested by the Sprint rep, I placed a call to Dadamobile.com at 888-214-0381 and sent a SMS text STOP to 63232 as to stop the charges. Please note this can also happen to AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon etc…Alternatively you can call your carrier representative and ask them to block 63262.
Dadamobile sent an explanation letter HERE!
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