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pam
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Well, it looks like they've started again-those annoying text messages about PPI telling you you're owed £4150 from +447585971671 namely www.ppirelief.com telling you you've had an accident etc.

 

Is there anywhere or anyone on O2 who you can report this kind of thing to?  I have actually typed the url in on my pc and yes, they exist seemingly exclusively for this kind of annoying thing.

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perksie
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Forward these to 7726:

 

http://www.o2.co.uk/support/generalhelp/howdoi/safetycontrolandaccess/nuisancephonecalls

To support Disasters Emergency Committee: http://www.dec.org.uk/appeals text Nepal to 70000 to send £5

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perksie
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Forward these to 7726:

 

http://www.o2.co.uk/support/generalhelp/howdoi/safetycontrolandaccess/nuisancephonecalls

To support Disasters Emergency Committee: http://www.dec.org.uk/appeals text Nepal to 70000 to send £5

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pam
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Many thanks perksie
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perksie
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You're welcome Pam, they should reduce and stop after a while.

 

There is some more here about reporting these pests:

 

http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_the_public/topic_specific_guides/marketing/texts.aspx

To support Disasters Emergency Committee: http://www.dec.org.uk/appeals text Nepal to 70000 to send £5

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Zombie_Fried
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I get so many PPI messages. or my £3450 from my accident is waiting for me. I don't know anyone that does not get them, come to think of it. :manmad:

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@perksie wrote:

Forward these to 7726:

 

http://www.o2.co.uk/support/generalhelp/howdoi/safetycontrolandaccess/nuisancephonecalls


thats a good link, I'm going to send mine on now.

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perksie
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I'm sure I don't get half as many since I started sending them on to 7726.

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Anonymous
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i used to in batches but they have seemed to have stopped

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jonsie
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Had two this afternoon after going a couple of months without. It's nice to be able to add them to the blocklist on the S3. I did forward them both to 7726 though.

 

I used to get a thank you text from 7726 but not today for some reason?

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Anonymous
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they never thanked meSmiley Very Happy

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