It's 3.39 AM and I've just been woken by an unsolicited SMS message from 64055 saying -
"FreeMsg: Thank you for subscribing to FunPortal for £4.50 per week from FunPortal until you text STOP to 64055. HELP? 01183244333"
I most certainly have not subscribed to any SMS service I abhor such things and have no wish to be disturbed at any time let alone near 4 in the morning, I keep my phone up to date with the offered system updates and as secure as I can with BitDefender, I do not sideload apps, I have "allow apps from unknown sources" disabled, I'm running the stock Android 6.01 and pay attention to anything asking for permissions to make calls or send messages and refuse to allow this.
How can I prevent such premium messages? How can I make sure I'm not having this money stolen from me for something completely unsolicited?
I have seen recomendations to follow the advice of text STOP to the number, but my phone actually pops up a warning message that I will be charged if I attempt to do this, and I'm very concerned that it will in fact also be abused by the scam as an aknowledgement that my phone is active.
