EU Targeting Ringtone Scams

It seems that ringtone scams are now being targeted by the European Union, and in my opinion it is about time.

According to a recent article posted on ITProPortal it seems that the operation isbeing led by the EU Consumer Commission, Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, the operations main objective is to shut-down complete scam-related sites, and to clarify the terms and conditions on others.

The operation has already been a success as over 200 websites have either been closed down or forced to change their T&C’s, quite often these websites really exploit the customer base that they appeal to.

Personally I am very happy with this decision, I remember once when I was young I purchased a ringtone from a website (I won’t name the company), however upon purchasing this overpriced ringtone I was then receiving a wide-range of dodgy SMS adverts along with additional charges.

You can see full details regarding the EU’s operation here.

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