The FTC formally revealed it added mobile cramming to...
The FTC formally revealed it added mobile cramming to a complaint against two organizations already accused of sending millions of unwanted text messages and making robocalls to consumers (http://1.usa.gov/1n1i1G1). The FTC told us about the amended complaint last week (CD…
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July 7 p5). It’s the fourth mobile cramming complaint the commission has filed against a third party. The complaint alleges the companies -- Polling Associates and Boomerang International -- used their text message scam to also sign up owners of mobile phone numbers for recurring $9.99 charges without properly notifying consumers, the FTC said. Neither company could be reached for comment. The FTC last week also filed a lawsuit against mobile service provider T-Mobile, alleging it had earned hundreds of millions from taking a cut of numerous mobile cramming scams (CD July 2 p5).