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Old 10-09-2007, 05:37 PM
Cullen Skink
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Default Strange phone message

My phone just received a message. The ring tone was not the usual one for
text/MMS messages. In the Inbox there is a message the text of which simply
says "1 new message." Clicking on More then Information gives a URL that
starts http://w03.wrx1.net/app/do<snipped>

Doing a whois reveals w2mobile.com as the admin contact

Any idea what it's about?




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Old 10-09-2007, 05:46 PM
Sue Ridge
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"Cullen Skink" <just.stuff@SOMETHINGFISHYvirgin.net> wrote in message
news:U%OOi.3575$eu2.258@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
> My phone just received a message. The ring tone was not the usual one for
> text/MMS messages. In the Inbox there is a message the text of which
> simply says "1 new message." Clicking on More then Information gives a
> URL that starts http://w03.wrx1.net/app/do<snipped>
>
> Doing a whois reveals w2mobile.com as the admin contact
>
> Any idea what it's about?
>
>
>


I had this yesterday and just deleted it..................



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Old 10-09-2007, 06:57 PM
J B
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"Sue Ridge" <nospam@2daybtinternet.com> wrote in message
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>> Doing a whois reveals w2mobile.com as the admin contact
>>
>> Any idea what it's about?


> I had this yesterday and just deleted it..................


Maybe worth checking your bill - possibly a reverse charge sms thingy??


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Old 10-09-2007, 09:05 PM
James J
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"J B" <jb@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:5n218oFfu4roU1@mid.individual.net...
> "Sue Ridge" <nospam@2daybtinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:0-adnSrgjNgJI5banZ2dnUVZ8q6unZ2d@bt.com...
>
>>> Doing a whois reveals w2mobile.com as the admin contact
>>>
>>> Any idea what it's about?

>
>> I had this yesterday and just deleted it..................

>
> Maybe worth checking your bill - possibly a reverse charge sms thingy??
>
>
> --
>
> J B


Is it possible to prevent getting these reverse charge sms messages?
I've never had any (yet) but they could make a mobile phone completely
unusable if you were sent lots of such messages - they'd either continually
wipe out your credit on a pay as you go or give you a heart attack if you
were on a contract when you got the bill.

J.



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Old 10-09-2007, 09:20 PM
Topref
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"James J" <JJ@jaj.spam> wrote in message
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>
> "J B" <jb@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:5n218oFfu4roU1@mid.individual.net...
>> "Sue Ridge" <nospam@2daybtinternet.com> wrote in message
>> news:0-adnSrgjNgJI5banZ2dnUVZ8q6unZ2d@bt.com...
>>
>>>> Doing a whois reveals w2mobile.com as the admin contact
>>>>
>>>> Any idea what it's about?

>>
>>> I had this yesterday and just deleted it..................

>>
>> Maybe worth checking your bill - possibly a reverse charge sms thingy??
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> J B

>
> Is it possible to prevent getting these reverse charge sms messages?
> I've never had any (yet) but they could make a mobile phone completely
> unusable if you were sent lots of such messages - they'd either
> continually wipe out your credit on a pay as you go or give you a heart
> attack if you were on a contract when you got the bill.
>
> J.
>


I think that you should reply to it with just the word "STOP" but please
double check. That is the usual way to prevent further texts of that nature
but that reply text will cost you something to send.



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Old 10-10-2007, 11:56 AM
Tony Brett
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Cullen Skink wrote:
> My phone just received a message. The ring tone was not the usual one for
> text/MMS messages. In the Inbox there is a message the text of which simply
> says "1 new message." Clicking on More then Information gives a URL that
> starts http://w03.wrx1.net/app/do<snipped>
>
> Doing a whois reveals w2mobile.com as the admin contact
>
> Any idea what it's about?


I got one today from http://w03.v762.net. It has a long URL which
appears to point the phone browser to a WAP url that gives a file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE wml PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD WML 1.1//EN"
"http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/wml_1.1.xml"><wml>
<card id="p1" title="mjoy">
<p align="center">
<img src="/img/wml_uk_mjoy01_default_header_320.gif"
alt="Header" />
</p>
<p align="left">
Sorry, we need to identify your phone number before you can
access one of our services. Please enter your number below with your
country code (e.g. +44) and we will send you a WAP push with a link to
our homepage.<br/>
<input type="text" format="*N" name="number"/><br/>
<a href="/app/default/forward?number=$(number)">Send</a>
</p>
</card>
</wml>

The logo referred to is for mjoy and I suspect the "Sorry we need to
identify your phone number" is a way to get you to sign up for one of
these £9/worth of texts per week-type services.

Delete it!

Tony

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Old 10-11-2007, 08:59 AM
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just.stuff@SOMETHINGFISHYvirgin.net declared for all the world to
hear...
> My phone just received a message. The ring tone was not the usual one for
> text/MMS messages. In the Inbox there is a message the text of which simply
> says "1 new message." Clicking on More then Information gives a URL that
> starts http://w03.wrx1.net/app/do<snipped>
>
> Doing a whois reveals w2mobile.com as the admin contact
>
> Any idea what it's about?


Spam.
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Regards
Jon

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Old 10-11-2007, 08:59 AM
Jon
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just.stuff@SOMETHINGFISHYvirgin.net declared for all the world to
hear...
> My phone just received a message. The ring tone was not the usual one for
> text/MMS messages. In the Inbox there is a message the text of which simply
> says "1 new message." Clicking on More then Information gives a URL that
> starts http://w03.wrx1.net/app/do<snipped>
>
> Doing a whois reveals w2mobile.com as the admin contact
>
> Any idea what it's about?


Spam.
--
Regards
Jon

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