O2 Age Verification - Redirection

[Anonymous]

All of a sudden when I try to log into certain sites (betfair for example), my browser gets redirected to the following page:
http://bango.net/O2AV/wAV.aspx
This has suddenly started happening today, and to be honest my spider senses start twitching when seemingly random sites start asking me for credit card details, especially ones that say they are O2 but have a web address that has bears no resemblance to the official site.
Anybody else had this?
Had what appeared to be a random spam email in my mobile broadband inbox today (which obviously you have no choice but to read cos the softare automatically opens all new messages regardless of who they are from!), so concerned it might be something nasty that has infected the modem/software as they both operate the other side of my firewall (I assume).
Any advice would be appreciated!
Many thanks

[Irishlad2015]

Its a clear scam like. They know our details. They havnt changed.
They expect a fee and some people clearly browse a few risky sites be it torrents or **bleep**.
But who doesnt. I phoned up and told them im looking at **bleep** for me n a gf.
Guy said its a quid for the block removal to which i swiftly got a manager on and gave him this
"Listen. Your call centre monkey just ask for my date of birth for verification. Iv been with 02 since 2007. I am NOT paying for a removal. Keep the block and ill switch my phone provider."
It was removed. Now its back on.
Im gona cry havoc n let slip the dogs of war

[MI5]

Great post !

[jonsie]

That's the way to do it 😉

[Cleoriff]

" Gonna cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" ...sounds like a plan