it is a scam that the phone companies love, they bombard you for 2 weeks, enough to make money but not to loose you as a customer. Nokia own oz mail.
Others tried to get it but now they are using them as a service to increase their bottom line. The messages are worthless but they get you to pay for unlimited messages and air time which is very profitable. They forward you to call centers that dont work pretending to know nothing about a problem existing for years. Any way, when you call let your provider aware you are willing to cancel your service even with the scamming fee, they will solve your problem right away. Fido call 465641 and oz mail will stop instantly.
is this magic or what?
I just checked my cell phone bill and saw that I got two $0.25 International txt charges for this txt. I will be calling my service provider to get it adjusted/resolved.
I've been getting texts from 1-180-122-22269 as well. I get them every 3-4 days. I called Verizon, told them what was going on, what the number was, but neither myself nor the rep could locate the number in my text records. I let her know that the text told me to reply to get them to stop, but I didn't know where they were coming from and i didn't want to get a ridiculous charge on my bill. So what I did was I had the rep block 801-222-2269, it's a Provo, Utah number. I'm waiting a couple days to see if the texts stop, because it's kinda annoying.
here's what the text reads-----
1 of 2://BREW:0104F4BC:OZMAILCI=1874BFFFC5A3778173F5F85050DF0F29MC=1 To stop these messages simply reply to
2 of 2:this one (charge may apply)
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I've read other forums and people are saying that it has to do with the mobile e-mail applications, because it is powered by OZ Communications. But I'm not sure if it's true or not. Just have Verizon block the 801-222-2269 portion of the number and see if they stop. That's what I'm doing. I'm sorry for the people that DID reply to it, which is what the VZ rep wanted me to do first. So a tip, NEVER NEVER NEVER reply to something that says 'charge may apply', because it more than likely will! Hope this helps!