Cell phone text message spam
In the span of a week, I got a dozen text message spams advertising garbage like Viagra and penis-growing methods on my cell phone. I get billed $0.10 per text message I recieve. I'm not as pissed off about the extra $1.20 on my phone bill as I am with the fact that I am now paying to be spammed. I have since disabled text messaging, as I never used it and voice messages are free.
I thought it might be fun to try to reclaim my $1.20 from the company that sent me these messages, but I have no idea where to start, the phone company couldn't (or maybe wouldn't) tell me who these guys are. All I want is a cheque for $1.20 and a written apology from these guys that includes the phrase "We are truly sorry that we wasted your time and money."
Anyone else gotten text messages like these?
Anyone have any ideas how I could track down these guys and make them pay me?
Is there a law against this? If not, there oughtta be.
I don't expect to win this fight against the big spam corporations, but it's the principle of the thing.
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