KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Millions and millions of people are joining facebook. It’s the hottest way to stay in touch and follow your friends.
But just like when AOL and Myspace were the hot hew thing, you once again need to be so careful about what you click on.
Leanne Saylor is the type of person who is meticulous about every detail, so she could’t believe she was so careless when it came to Facebook and a popup ad featuring Albert Einstein.
The popup claimed two of her facebook friends had taken an online iq test.
"Your friend Ray took a test and got a 121, and your friend Karen it and and was 119, and can you beat them? I said sure I can beat them,” Saylor said.
So she took the test, but there was a request at the end.
"In order to get my score they would send a text to my cell phone."
That's right, she had to enter her cell phone number. Worse, she couldn't get it work properly, so she entered her number two more times.
When her phone bill arrived, Saylor discovered she had subscribed to three different cell phone texting services, for a total of $44 dollars a month.
It was no surprise to her phone company when she called to stop the charges.
"The girl from AT&T I was dealing with says oh yeah we get them all the time,” Saylor said.
Saylor said it turns out the fine print lists a monthly fee but said it would've taken Einstein to spot it.
So don’t let this happen to you!
Never enter your phone number for any quiz or contest, without reading all the fine print.
And be careful of all pop up offers you find online....so you don't waste your money.
