"Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "John Savage" <rookswood@suburbian.com.au> wrote in message
> news:071231000094747.31Dec07$rookswood@suburbian.c om...
>>A friend received six unsolicited SMS adverts over a three week period.
>> Each SMS showed its sender as 19966664 and invited the recipient to
>> reply,
>> but she has been warned about scams so deleted each without replying.
>>
>> Subsequently, her Vodafone bill shows she was charged $6 for each of
>> the received SMSs. On ringing Vodafone she was told she has to text the
>> word STOP to the originating number, viz., 19966664, in order to have the
>> advertiser desist, and as far as trying to get a refund of her $36 she
>> will have to ring 1300737728 and ask them.
>>
>> Something seems wrong with this picture. Presumably Vodafone has a
>> business agreement allowing them to collect fee for service on behalf of
>> another company. It seems, then, that this company must be
>> misrepresenting
>> having provided a service, in order for Vodafone to be collecting a $6
>> fee.
>>
>> Shouldn't it be the responsibility of Vodafone to go after the scammer?
>
> No

Correct, but it is Voda's responsibility to refund her money.

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Kwyj