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Quizikoo Scam
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2018-06-18 03:17 AM
It seems I've also fallen prey to the somewhat rampant scam of Quizikoo and it's external Facebook links.
Same story as most that I've seen on this forum: clicked a Facebook link, was sent to an external site, was dishonestly mislead through the site, and finally recieved several SMS pertaining that I had subscribed with a once off payment of $14.90 to Quizikoo that grants me access to quizzes for 30 days.
Sure enough, I checked my balance (pre-paid plan and the Optus app makes it very easy to keep track) and have most definitely been billed for this amount.
I have since blocked authority for third party billing through the app but was wondering if there was a way to dispute this billing as there was no explicit confirmation given to authorise it?
Thanks.
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2018-06-18 03:59 AM
Hey @MattBrttll - Great to hear you've since blocked this
We can look into having these charges disputed and refunded. Can you please PM me with your mobile number, full name and DOB?
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2018-06-19 10:54 PM
PM'd you my details.
Thank you Shauna.
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2018-06-20 04:38 PM
Thanks Matthew
I've just requested a refund for the charge. You should be contacted within 2 business days by the content provider.
If you don't hear anything, let us know!
Also, apologies for my delayed reply.
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2018-06-20 04:58 PM
Thank you again Shauna and no drama at all with the response time. Hopefully I can get this resolved.
Thanks again 😊

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2018-06-20 05:04 PM
Should be all good from here! Enjoy the rest of the week!
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2018-07-30 07:50 AM
The same happened to me last night, or should I say I got a SMS at 3am this morning telling me I've subscribed. I certainly didn't subscribe to anything at 3am
First to the original poster - How do you block Authority for third party billing?
Secondly, can Optus prevent this from being charged?
Thank you
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2018-07-30 08:42 AM
Hey @Jorgie09, you can set your content spend limit to $0 (or thereabouts) to block/restrict third-party charges (this also includes Google Play and App Store Direct Carrier Billing). This can be done within the My Optus App/My Account. We can also do it directly on our end, and also raise a dispute to have any charges refund.
Send through a private message with the following information and I'll take a look for you:
Full name:
Phone/account number:
DOB:
Are you the account holder: Y/N
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2018-08-06 11:44 AM
Hi, I also received msgs from quizikoo and have been debited with 14.90$. I didn't even subscribed to their service. Please refund back my amount too.
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2018-08-06 01:47 PM
Heya @Babita, I'm happy to lend a hand with this one.
When you get the chance, can you send us a private message?
I'll need your full name, DOB and mobile number.
We've recently made some changes to the premium content SMS offering. If you're interested, check out our blog → Third Party Content Closure.
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