BT SMS Delivery Service

[imadoofus]

I've just had a robot call from "The BT SMS Delivery Service" telling me to press 1 to hear the message. So I did, and apparently I was excellent last night, and I can expect a call tomorrow.

I'm not on BT, so I assume it's a scam.

What's it about then?

PJ

 

[whitenemesis]

Wait till you get the bill for receiving the message?

 

[stevesey]

Have you checked the message wasn't from Mrs Doofus.

 

[imadoofus]

I did ask. And she looked incredulous.

I think it was for her.

 

[HughJarse]

Theres no bill, my panny phones can actually pick the message up.
All you do is send a text to a bt landline number.

 

[imadoofus]

But I don't have a BT landline. That's why I assume it;s a scam, but I don't know what they expected to gain...

 

[Godot]

From 2 years ago...the same ?
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=367435

Just Googled it

 

[davidjpowell]

perhaps it was sent from a BT Line. Just a wild guess. Also most providers I think use BT infrastructure.

David

 

[imadoofus]

Just Googled it

Yeah, I found that before I posted on here yesterday. Doesn;t tell me much either.

I've Googled the mobile number the SMS apparently came from, and that comes up with nothing.

And no, I am not going to call the number to see what happens

 

[jaymanek]

someone has sent you a txt.. you can send a txt to any landline, doesnt have to be bT but i think BT deliver the voice SMS to any land line.
maybe by mistake?
easy to send to the wrong person if you are hungover on a sat morning!

 

[Shude]

Wait till you get the bill for receiving the message?

If someone has called you, unless you have accepted reverse charges prior to the call there is no way they can bill you for the call, at least for a home phone line with no PBX etc installed

 

[Deleted member 6183]

you can text any landline from a mobile and a computerised lady reads the message. The best bit is that you can swear like a docker in your text and she reads it word for word in a slightly posh tone.

Was really funny when it first came out

 

[whitenemesis]

If someone has called you, unless you have accepted reverse charges prior to the call there is no way they can bill you for the call, at least for a home phone line with no PBX etc installed

By presing 1 did he not accept the charges?