argus comp for leeds tickets...have you been scammed too?.

[raymondbriggs]

Having sent a text to the argus and got the "could not handle the message and the service for the keyword is now closed" response.
so Argus have you charged me the 100p plus your normal operator text charge I noticed,after trying to win,in the small print?

 

[Adam Virgo's Shirt]

Having sent a text to the argus and got the "could not handle the message and the service for the keyword is now closed" response.
so Argus have you charged me the 100p plus your normal operator text charge I noticed,after trying to win,in the small print?

I sent a text to 80360 but it bounced back. Don't know if I was charged as I'm on contract so won't know until the bill comes in!

I also emailed and got a response from Postmaster saying delivery had been delayed! As the closing date was midnight, that won't get accepted either!

One big balls up!

 

[clapham_gull]

Presumably they will be dealing with a third party company receiving the texts.

With the recent controversy surrounding phone-in competitions I would have thought an email to the Argus will see you refunded rather quickly.

 

[Acker79]

With the recent controversy surrounding phone-in competitions I would have thought an email to the Argus will see you refunded rather quickly.

If not, you can always make a fuss in the local paper... oh.

 

[Dirty Dave]

Having sent a text to the argus and got the "could not handle the message and the service for the keyword is now closed" response.
so Argus have you charged me the 100p plus your normal operator text charge I noticed,after trying to win,in the small print?

same happened to me when I sent a text on Saturday but I've just received a message saying "thank you for your entry and good luck...." so they have obviously still gone through ok

 

[CoCoa]

same happened to me when I sent a text on Saturday but I've just received a message saying "thank you for your entry and good luck...." so they have obviously still gone through ok

same here

 

[Lottie]

The Argus Leeds Competition

Thanks for your comments about this. We have received 100s of entries successfully for this competition but if you did receive a bounce back message as above and have been charged please let me know and we will happily refund you.

Best regards,

Lottie Elson
Marketing Manager
The Argus
lottie.elson@theargus.co.uk

 

[Level 42]

So, Lottie, you've left SCCC and gone back to the Argus - ever thought of joining the Albion?

 

[jcdenton08]

So, Lottie, you've left SCCC and gone back to the Argus - ever thought of joining the Albion?

Pics?

 

[Bones]

Anyone heard if they have been successful yet?

In winning tickets I mean, not successfully been scammed!

 

[Del Boy]

You should always read the small print first!!! also don't forget to wash behind your ears