151, Report:
#395435
Posted Date:
Nov 27 2008
Predicto.com un-approved charges to my cell phone for premium texting Internet
I was reviewing my phone bill one night, when I discovered an extra charge for premium text messaging in the amount of $9.99. I had no clue what that was so I gave verizon a call. They explained to me that it was a charge from some company called predicto and that we had to have t...
Entity
Predicto.com
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
152, Report:
#394246
Posted Date:
Nov 23 2008
Predictomobile Unethical Thieves Predicto.com Internet
I was surfing the net and on the side I saw a link that said, test your IQ. I clicked on the site and it lead me to another site that asked for my cell phone to verify...I gave it. What a mistake. I never did get to the quiz, but what I did get was a text message from predictomobile...
Entity
Predictomobile
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
153, Report:
#393041
Posted Date:
Nov 20 2008
Predicto is a scam and the company needs to be stopped! Nationwide Internet
My husband usually pays the verizon cell phone bill and admittedly, neither of us gave it too much thought until luckily (or un-luckily) our cell bill was $100 over than what it usually is. As i investigated the invoice, i saw a $9.99 charge for a 'premium text msg' on my 71 yr old...
Entity
Predicto
Categories: Computer Fraud
154, Report:
#385280
Posted Date:
Nov 12 2008
Cylon UNAUTHORIZED $9.99 CHARGE TO CELL PHONE BILL, CAN'T FIND CONTACT INFO Internet
For the past two months I have received a charge for $9.99 on my cell phone bill from a company called Cylon LLC. The info on my bill says Cylon LLC: Alerts - Info Text Alert-alt. I have tried looking up this company in an attempt to get my money back, interestingly enough, my tex...
Entity
Cylon
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
155, Report:
#368040
Posted Date:
Nov 07 2008
654654-Predictomoble / Alltel Predictomoble is a rip off company who uses third party billing of $9.99 to my cellphone company, Alltel and Alltel allows it! Nationwide New Jersey
I just recieved my cellphone bill and I saw a new charge that I have never seen before it lists as: 654654-Predictomoble for $9.99. I was not sure what it was for, So I called Alltel my cellphone provider for 8 years and inquired what it was.
They claimed that I signed up for an...
Entity
654654-Predictomoble / Alltel
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
156, Report:
#387530
Posted Date:
Nov 03 2008
Predicto scammed Monroe MICHIGAN
Like so many before me I noticed 9.99 added on to my cell phone bill. I called verizon and the were gracious enough to take the charge off my bill and tell me how to get them blocked from my service, but a lot of questions remain.
Just who is this company and how do they get mone...
Entity
Predicto
Categories: Internet Fraud
157, Report:
#353265
Posted Date:
Oct 31 2008
Predicto I went to a web site to fill a personality profile and was as for cell # and then started getting text msgs. They set it up in order to get results of profile you have to enter a code that a texted to you. Totally unaware you are suscribing to a $9.99 fee. They it is in the disclaimer. I did not see a disclaimer. How small was it and how can they get away with this scam. They refused to reverse $$ Internet
I was online looking up a website and found a website for a free personality profile. In the process I was asked for my cell Phone number. I started getting all these text messages. In order to get the results of the profile I had to enter a pinn number which was texted to me. You a...
Entity
Predicto
Categories: Computer Marketing Companies
158, Report:
#386679
Posted Date:
Oct 31 2008
Predicto Charged for service I did not order and am forced to pay. This company swindles the consumer for $9.99 per month. I was charged for 2 phones in once month. Cannot get money back, never ordered. Block your phones from these scams! Internet
This company is swindling the consumer. Our family uses 5 phones, we were charged on 2 different phones in one month $9.99 each for this rip-off service! It was never ordered, never authorized, never wanted AND we are forced to pay it on our bill. The company refused to refund the m...
Entity
Predicto
Categories: Attorney Generals
159, Report:
#383867
Posted Date:
Oct 22 2008
Predictomobile ,predictomobile.com/ scams internet
www.predictomobile.com/ charged my Sprint cell phone account without my authorization. The 9.99 was taken off but to stop any further charges I had to put a block on my phone.
Tom
Cuyahoga Falls, OhioU.S.A.
Entity
Predictomobile
Categories: Computer Fraud
160, Report:
#383198
Posted Date:
Oct 21 2008
Predictomobile Vote Billed me through Sprint Service Internet
I was Charged $9.99 thru sprint for this for 3 months and I just noticed it. I have never heard of this company nor do i know how they can charge me for something i did not opt in on or how they got my number. I did contact sprint about it.
Jason
san antonio, TexasU.S.A.
Entity
Predictomobile Vote
Categories: Internet Fraud
161, Report:
#364994
Posted Date:
Oct 10 2008
Predicto Becareful filling out simple questionaires, just got charged $9.99 a month and they won't refund it Internet
My wife checked for knock knock jokes for my daughter and ended up on the dumb test site. She didn't realize it until she was referred to her phone to get her score and she received a text to vote and to receive a gift card for $25.00 and at that time she stopped it and didn't reply...
Entity
Predicto.com
Categories: Internet Fraud
162, Report:
#374519
Posted Date:
Oct 10 2008
PredictoPredictoMobile Tagged.com Predicto.com Predicto - PredictoMobile Scam through Tagged.com Internet Nationwide
I was invited to this site called Tagged.com and when I signed up it asked for my cell phone number and it needed to verify my identity by text message.
I thought I was verifying Tagged.com account. But then I began to receive text message with stupid yes/no questions about politi...
Entity
PredictoMobile Tagged.com Predicto.com
Categories: Internet Fraud
163, Report:
#378303
Posted Date:
Oct 06 2008
Predictomobile Vote Billed me through Sprint Service Nationwide
Predictomobile Vote sent 9 text messages to me which I could not refuse and put a $9.99 charge on my Sprint Service bill. I did not authorize or know of any charge that was going to be made. I read the other complaint and my problem is an echo of that one.
Bob
Saratoga, Califo...
Entity
Predictomobile Vote
Categories: Internet Fraud
164, Report:
#376292
Posted Date:
Sep 26 2008
Predicto.com Scam Internet
I received numerous messages on my cell phone from this company that I ignored. I received my cell phone bill 9-25 and 3 of my lines had $9.99 charges to them. I called my cell phone carrier and they reversed the charges and credited my account. Today 9-26 I received another text...
Entity
Predicto.com
Categories: Telemarketers
165, Report:
#373500
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2008
Predicto they text me and took all the money off my phone and told me that they would refund me the money but they havenot done nothing yeat Nationwide
they text message me and they had took all my money off of my phone now that i am down to a dollar and something on my phone they will not credit me back my 9.99 that they took off of me with out knowing they stated that we had text them back in july but the text message was blocked...
Entity
Predicto
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
166, Report:
#373143
Posted Date:
Sep 15 2008
Predictomobile added a charge of $9.99 to my cell phone Internet
I had signed up to do surveys and without my knowledge, Predictomobile has added $9.99 to my cellular phone service. I called my cellular phone and they said it would be credited this month, but Predictomobile has added another charge of $9.99 this month.
Abby (the phone rep)...
Entity
Predictomobile
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
167, Report:
#371680
Posted Date:
Sep 10 2008
IUniverse Self Publishing Company Misrepresents its Services Bloomington Indiana
Reviews of self publishing houses often give iUniverse high ratings. But that was before they were purchased by a holding company. Since then, their services have maddeningly deteriorated. The former reviews do not apply.
In early 2009, iUniverse was purchased by a venture capit...
Entity
IUniverse
Categories: Book Publishers
168, Report:
#370403
Posted Date:
Sep 06 2008
IUniverse Self Publishing Company The company has changed, former reviews do not apply Bloomington Indiana
Reviews of self publishing houses often give iUniverse high ratings. But that was before they were purchased by a holding company. Since then, their services have maddeningly deteriorated. The former reviews do not apply.
In early 2009, iUniverse was purchased by a venture capit...
Entity
IUniverse Self Publishing Company
Categories: Book Publishers
169, Report:
#369698
Posted Date:
Sep 04 2008
Predictomobile Stole from an 80 year old !! Internet
On my 8/25/08 cellular phone bill, I noticed a $9.99 charge on the number that my 80 year old Father uses.
I called my provider and they explained it was from an outside company. When I called Predictomobile, first of all, the representative hardly spoke english and kept trying to...
Entity
Predictomobile
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
170, Report:
#369121
Posted Date:
Sep 02 2008
PredictoMobile Charged cell phone bill twice 9.99 for a service I supposedly signed up for when I took a survey! Fort Lee New Jersey
When we received our cell phone bill in July the amount was about $10 more than usual and upon reviewing our bill I found a charge for $9.99 for a company called PredictoMobile. I had no idea what or who this company was so I went to the internet and looked them up and got a telepho...
Entity
Predictomobile
Categories: Multi-Level Marketing
171, Report:
#368715
Posted Date:
Sep 01 2008
Predicto Predicto...I predict a class action suit Internet
I got hit for 12.99. A charge just showed up on my cell phone bill. I've never heard of this company and after looking them up from a web address given to me by my cell provider, have no reason to use them. This charge is clearly illegal. I am surprised that US Cellular would allow ...
Entity
Predicto
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
172, Report:
#368447
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2008
Predicto text message company bills me $9.99 - I never authorized it! Internet
I have Verizon Wireless as my cell phone provider. I just received my billing statement and noticed a $9.99 charge in column labeled Premium Text Message. I had to call Verizon to find out what this charge was for. They finally were able to provide the company name and phone number...
Entity
Predicto
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
173, Report:
#363590
Posted Date:
Aug 16 2008
Predictomobile LLC Found the parent Company New York New York
Just found out the parent company of predictomobile is NextWeb Media.
predictomobile is an LLC. So if we're gonna go after this scum we need to include the parent compnay.
Again, we're only talking about 10 bucks here. But that's only a symptom. The problem is these bastards are...
Entity
Predictomobile LLC
Categories: Internet
174, Report:
#363073
Posted Date:
Aug 15 2008
Predictomobile Slamming Fort Lee New Jersey
I am with Virgin Mobile. Which means my cell phone account is prepaid. Predictomobile as a third party biller deducted $9.99 as an activation fee. PLUS 5 cents for each text message.
Problem. I live in FLorida and do not use my cell phone here. I have it for use ONLY when I am in...
Entity
Predictomobile
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
175, Report:
#362762
Posted Date:
Aug 14 2008
Predictomobile Scammed my daughter! Internet
Predictomobile billed me through Verizon for premium text subscriptions. We never signed up for these, never texted them a code, never entered a pin', etc. In fact, during the time period that Predictomobile claims this happened my daughter was in New Zealand (without her cell pho...
Entity
Predictomobile
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau