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Sybase 365 Pte Ltd: BEWARE of this company!
Sep 25, 2008 by Princessa (aka Princess Sabrina) .
If I've not mistaken, I took part in this through one of Nuffnang's ads.
I didn't notice it until my mum asked what Sybase 365 Pte Ltd was, and that's when I decided to go online to do a search.
To my horror this is what I saw,
And it WASN'T just in one forums but many!
Apparently, as long as they send you SMSes you pay S$4/sms! And NO, it's not a one off thing. After you join, as long as they keep sending, whether you continue participating in the contest (as in answer the questions) or not becomes secondary - YOU STILL GOTTA PAY THEM for sending you the questions! zZz
Paying to send out SMSes is understandable, but WTH paying to receive them is just... UNACCEPTABLE!
Talk about reading the fine prints...
So, for those who are still paying for this and have no idea how to unsubscribe from it, this is how:
... To stop service? text STOP to 72233.
Take note of this,
This is an ongoing subscription quiz service until user quits.
And,
Subscription: you will receive 3 SMS questions per week, S$4 per SMS question received.
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September 30, 2008 - 8:49am
Haha for a period I keep getting this irritating site as a pop-up and it wasn't even through nuffnang but I had no idea where was it from. What kind of questions do they send anyway?
October 5, 2008 - 4:30am
Wow, thanks for this info man, it is really useful! I have seen this ad popped up many times already, especially when you want to leave a message on a tag board, it will pop out!
October 22, 2008 - 12:19pm
yes, I found that too.. vy ridiculous.. lucky i saw your website and I manage to stop it.. thanks..
October 23, 2008 - 9:50pm
Thanks for sharing.
My niece also kena the same situation.
Lucky I found your post and told her what to do.
November 3, 2008 - 12:04pm
Yes it happened to me too. I had been charged $128 in total. They sent on average 9 SMSes per month and if you leave it unchecked, they will keep sending it and no mobile service provider like Starhub or SingTel, can do anything about it! So please beware of this company. I spoke to the people on both sides, and did not get a waiver of the amount despite 6 lengthy conversations on this.
Company details:
Sybase 365 Pte Ltd
438A Alexandra TechnoPark
#08-10, S 119967
Content provider gateway in Singapore, Offer games and ringtones
Manager: Matthew Tonkin, supposedly based in SG but "travels a lot"
Tx
November 7, 2008 - 9:38pm
Thanks so much,Princess Sabrina, for telling me how to unsubscribe from TRIVIA scam (SMS competition)! I only discovered today when my dad asked me what is this Sybase 365 which charge S$36 in my last month (Oct 08) hp bill. By today, they would have charged me another S$12. This Sybase 365 Pte Ltd is really immoral.
November 12, 2008 - 11:38pm
How do you stop those irritating beeping ads that pop up on your websites? I checked my pop up settings they were on - so how does this thing appear on websites?
Please help if anyone knows how.
November 19, 2008 - 1:53pm
Yes me too. I kena the same situation. So Please beware of this company!!!
November 24, 2008 - 5:01pm
Stupid company!!!
December 1, 2008 - 11:23am
THANKS SOO MUCH to learn how to unsubscribe for it. this is such a stupid company which is more like con'ing ppl for unaware sms. got so pissed off with this.
December 5, 2008 - 5:00pm
Yes, me too. But what we all have forgotten is that we all signed up to win the Mac Book Air, but it seems that they also have other contests to win the Nintendo Wii which I am not bloody interested so why charge me for something I do not want, since they claim we are the ones who actually initiated this deal. So why don't we all collectively get together and get CASE to look into this matter.
December 29, 2008 - 10:56am
Hi all, I just realised about this stupid Sybase 365 shit only this month. Cos I realised that my HP bill have been on the high side even when i started to cut down on my calls and smses. On average, they have been charging me S$40 every month since April. Thats like S$360, and thats hell alot of money for a HP bill... Have any of u guys tried to get a refund? I think we all should get together and get our precious money back. Just contact me @ lostsoulemptiness@hotmail.com.
March 4, 2009 - 1:06pm
got the same thing as you all had. I haven't realize whether it costs me or not...but, here is the story..i got it from facebook..then, i saw a brain teaser on my monitor..i keep goin on answerin all the questions..and somehow..they ask for my mobile ph...i write down, and here comes trouble..my mobile keep ringing...it also says, if i want to unsubscribe, i simply sms the number by writing STOP. it never stops. i called to stop. it still does not stop.
They keep promising to stop within 48 hours and don't. I hate them, this is not the way to make money. I have been ripped off by these grubs $6.60 per message.
why don't we complain to communications ministry watchdog or some regulator. service provider like singtel are party to this. they too get some commission.
March 4, 2009 - 6:39pm
I'm not sure if we can actually "complain" since we agreed to the terms and conditions when entering this whole mess :(
May 26, 2009 - 9:04pm
Will it stop after i text STOP to 72233..? Is that how you do it? pls help!
My sis just subscribed to this service and imagine our shock when we received e bill!
June 5, 2009 - 12:51am
I also got charged $256 altogether for over 6 mths without realising it. They agreed to pay back half the amt $128 but i rejected. I am requesting for full refund.
Should we pursue the case together?
June 30, 2009 - 9:29am
Me the new entrant in this Sybase 365 Sydney Scam of premium SMS. THEY ARE SCAMMERS AND MINT MONEY BY EASILY FOOLING CLIENTS LIKE US, who are not guided with all t&c.
I am in Sydney and will go to TIO.com.au. Lets see.
If anybody get some solution out of it, do post it mate.
September 14, 2009 - 11:01pm
I also kana this...charged $32.. do as what u mentioned.. STOP to 72233...Thankz~~
hope more people are award of this...earn money by this way.. really evil sia..
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