Unsolicited text spam from Marks and Spencer
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From: Tim Downie on 23 Apr 2010 06:37 andy wrote: > Just ask them to stop sending the messages, politely and simply, most > of all calmly, in a way that avoids complicating itself by introducing > any further extraneous incoherant rants at other irrelevant targets, > whether real or imaginary, fleeting or immovable Or even just reply "STOP" to the short code. Works most times. Tim
From: andy on 23 Apr 2010 06:45 On 23 Apr, 11:37, "Tim Downie" <timdownie2...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > andy wrote: > > Just ask them to stop sending the messages, politely and simply, most > > of all calmly, in a way that avoids complicating itself by introducing > > any further extraneous incoherant rants at other irrelevant targets, > > whether real or imaginary, fleeting or immovable > > Or even just reply "STOP" to the short code. Works most times. > > Tim Yes of course, but he's already implied he refuses to do so, and would prefer to contact one to three regulators instead
From: tim.... on 23 Apr 2010 06:50 "Tim Downie" <timdownie2003(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:hqrt9m$gih$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > andy wrote: > >> Just ask them to stop sending the messages, politely and simply, most >> of all calmly, in a way that avoids complicating itself by introducing >> any further extraneous incoherant rants at other irrelevant targets, >> whether real or imaginary, fleeting or immovable > > Or even just reply "STOP" to the short code. Works most times. Having received something similar to the OP, I fail to see why I should have to pay to "stop" something that I never asked for, that I (also) believe has been received by the misuse of my number, however trivial the amount that I am expected to pay. tim
From: Borg on 23 Apr 2010 12:15 Simple Go into the bank and asked to to stop sending you texts. Easy and probably quicker than typing out all these messages out. Or log into your on line account and remove your number.
From: Justin Credible on 23 Apr 2010 13:28
"andy" <andy.ggrps(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message news:0b0371eb-2479-4972-a05d-8192afc33b44(a)u31g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > > Sorry, but this will be hysterically funny to some readers > > M&S and HSBC haven't breached any data protection laws by using your > personal details in connection with a contract you clearly do actually > have with them, as you have said so > > It's highly unlikely indeed that they'd have sent this message from a > premium rate short code sms service and charged you > > But there would be a very simple way to find out, check your account > first, before firing off this embarrassingly paranoid bollocks all > over the internet > > I really doubt that you can telephone the sms short code number, so I > can't see why you claim they should disclose a price for imaginary > phone calls. > > Just ask them to stop sending the messages, politely and simply, most > of all calmly, in a way that avoids complicating itself by introducing > any further extraneous incoherant rants at other irrelevant targets, > whether real or imaginary, fleeting or immovable > > Over 100 years of reputation destroyed in an instant? I doubt it Particularly as the OP will find that somewhere in the mass of documentation (online or otherwise) that he or she agreed to terms and conditions which would have included receiving said free messages. Probably ticked a box he/she didn't mean to, or didn't tick a box he/she should have......... |