"Mobile content" for free, without SMS and registrations. Megaphone fraud details

    UPD 07: Telegram chat to discuss mobile operators tg.guru/opsosru

    After I published the article “How the Megaphone slept on mobile subscriptions” , I tried to get a comment from Megafon.


    There is still no answer.

    But instead, I got freezing internet. That is, at some point, the traffic stops going and the YouTube stops playing. Also, from my mobile megaphone, moy-m-portal.ru completely stopped opening . On Tele2, MTS and Beeline everything is stable. That is, Megaphone decided to just take revenge on me ...

    This fueled my interest in order to promote this tangle of "mobile subscriptions" and share my research with you.

    Readers pointed out to me a large number of inconsistencies in the previous article, which would allow the operator to fight back the complaint to the supervisory authority.



    Theory


    Remote purchase of goods and services with debiting funds from a mobile phone account (if there is no content account) is regulated by clause 5 of article 44 No. 126-ФЗ “On Communication” and all this happens in an offer-accept form (Articles 435-438 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).

    If the client turned to the mobile operator with a request to create a special content account, then payment for the services of third-party organizations can be carried out only from this account.

    The idea was really cool for its time. That is, if I want to order pizza home, then just select the pizza on the pizzeria website, enter the delivery address and click the pay button. The funds will be debited from the mobile phone account. There is no need to constantly enter bank card details.

    Practice


    Now GooglePay and ApplePay have appeared, which also allow you to pay in online stores. Therefore, wap-click technology is already outdated.

    But not for scammers ... To date, I have not found a legal product or service that can be paid for through wap-click technology.

    How this technology is actually applied:

    1. You go to the site you are interested in, on which the arbitrageur script is installed.
    2. A script according to a certain algorithm can leave you on the site, or it can redirect you to a landing page

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    3. After reviewing the contents you are unsuspecting click "continue."
    4. The landing page redirects you to a site that belongs to a mobile operator with a picture similar to the previous one (for visual deception), but with different text.

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    5. Without reading the text, click "Continue"
    6. You are redirected to the site with "go ** content"
    7. Money is debited from your mobile phone account.

    You are angry, call the call center of the mobile operator and yell. The operator replies that you yourself have agreed to these conditions and will be almost right, because the text of the last picture is:
    By clicking on the “Continue” button, you confirm your agreement with the connection of the vsewap.ru subscription and the Subscription Terms. Subscription price 35.0 rub. including VAT for 1 day. Payment is made from the main account. The service is provided by the content provider LLC Informpartner.

    Since in the offer-acceptance form of the contract you must express your consent
    Art. 438 of the Civil Code: Acceptance must be complete and unconditional.

    That is, the press of the button is fixed by the mobile operator itself, and does not believe the word to the content provider.

    Next, the operator transfers information to the content provider that you have accepted the offer and paid for the service / product.

    What is "unclean" here?


    On the page for accepting an offer, Megafon uses a template that supposedly palm offs him a content provider.

    According to Art. 9 of the Law on Consumer Protection.
    The manufacturer (contractor, seller) is obliged to inform the consumer of the company name (name) of his organization, its location (address)

    Neither on the offer page, nor on the site itself will you find the location of Informpartner LLC. And you will not find other details there.

    Section 10 of the same law:
    1. The manufacturer (contractor, seller) must timely provide the consumer with the necessary and reliable information about the goods (works, services), ensuring the possibility of their correct choice.

    But by no link you will not see a description of what you will receive for the subscription, and also there is no information about the content producer anywhere.

    These consumer rights are also fixed in the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of September 27, 2007 N 612 "On the approval of the Rules for the sale of goods by remote means."

    We are looking for information about LLC Informpartner


    The law allows us to require the provision of information about the seller and his product:

    ZoZPP
    Article 8. The right of the consumer to information about the manufacturer (contractor, seller) and about goods (works, services)

    1. The consumer has the right to demand the provision of necessary and reliable information about the manufacturer (contractor, seller), the mode of his work and the goods (works, services).

    I called the Technical Support LLC technical support service: 8 800 500-25-43. A polite girl said that I can get all the information only by sending a request to the email address. Verbally, they do not provide such information.

    I sent a request to helpdesk@informpartner.com


    Under the Law, I did not succeed in obtaining information ...

    Mobile traffic business


    After I published the article “How Megafon slept on mobile subscriptions” , the owner of the site contacted me, who transferred me to the mobile subscription landing. He said that someone inserted a code in his website that analyzes the visitor and, if the client is a mobile operator, then redirects to the landing page.

    And considering that the content of the site is more aimed at citizens of the Republic of Belarus, and the redirection occurred only for subscribers of the Russian Federation, this hack was almost invisible to the site owner.


    I have reason to believe him, since I myself worked in the CEO of the company and clients came to us with a diverse zoo of hacked sites that I had to fix.

    Thus, there are several participants in this structure:

    1. "NotMammoth" - he is a regular user
    2. Resource owner - which users go to voluntarily.
    3. Hacker - in case the redirect appeared as a result of hacking the site. But the owner of the resource can voluntarily set a "harmful" code.
    4. Arbitrator - receives redirected traffic from a resource and redirects it to the resources of content providers.
    5. Content Provider - Which Includes “Non-Mammoth” g ** but
    6. Mobile operator - deducts money from the subscriber’s account and sends it to the content provider.

    The user comes to the "toxic" site where the script checks where the "non-mammoth" came from. In the event that he came from the address pool of PJSC Megafon and for a number of other conditions, it redirects to the arbitration court website. That, in turn, redirects to the customer’s landing page (in our case, vsewap.ru).

    “NonMammoth” sees a text that does not hint at anything and presses “Continue”. Further, on the same page, which already belongs to Megaphone, it is written in small text that the service is paid and the bright “Continue” or “watch” button.

    “Non-mammoth” presses this button and the certified equipment of Megafon records unconditional agreement with the subscriber's ip address. Money is debited from the subscriber’s account and Megafon sends money to the content owner. He, in turn, pays a commission to the arbitrator. Only the site owner will eventually get into the black list of browsers

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    Mobile Internet Tethering


    A very interesting snag is that the subscriber, in most cases, has the legal right to distribute the Internet from his phone to any device for any person.

    In this case, it is impossible to establish exactly what the subscriber pressed the button, and not another person who connected to the Internet through this device.

    Therefore, by virtue of Art. 438 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the operator cannot determine exactly who accepted the offer ...

    Thus, the wap-click technology is no longer legal. This is an occasion to contact the regulatory authorities!

    Return the squeezed ...


    Megaphone returns money only if the client scandals and threatens with complaints to regulatory authorities:


    Moreover, if you write to Rospotrebnadzor, the operator replies that the money was withdrawn erroneously and has already been returned to the subscriber.

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    Original to Picabu . Thank you for the prompt XoIod

    If everything was within the law, then after the client was outraged, they would not return anything, since by virtue of Art. 435-438 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the service is paid and provided.

    Was there a boy? ..


    The megaphone constantly claims that it does not provide the services of content providers. That is, he only accepts money for payment of services of third-party organizations, thus under the ЗОЗПП ...

    PJSC Megafon is the owner of the aggregator,
    owner of the aggregator of information on goods (services) (hereinafter - the owner of the aggregator) - an organization regardless of the legal form or an individual entrepreneur who is the owner of the program for electronic computers and (or) the owners of the site and / or page of the site in the information and telecommunication "Internet" network and which provide the consumer with respect to a particular product (service) the opportunity to simultaneously familiarize themselves with the proposal of the seller (contractor) to conclude a purchase agreement sale of goods (contract for the provision of services), conclude a contract of sale with the seller (performer) (contract for the provision of services),

    ... since it’s Megafon who writes off the funds.

    Paragraph 1.2 of Art. 9 ZOZPP obliges the aggregator to provide all information both about himself and about the organization on behalf of which he acts.

    Paragraph 1.2 of Art. 9 ЗОЗПП
    1.2. The owner of the aggregator is obliged to bring to the attention of consumers information about himself and the seller (contractor) (company name (name), location (address), mode of operation, state registration number of the record on the establishment of a legal entity, surname, name, patronymic (if any), state registration number of the record on the state registration of an individual as an individual entrepreneur), as well as on existing changes in the specified information. The owner of the aggregator brings to the attention of consumers information about himself and the seller (contractor) by posting it on his website and (or) the website’s page in the Internet telecommunications network. The owner of the aggregator has the right to bring information about the seller (performer) to the attention of consumers by posting on his website and (or) page of the site in the information and telecommunication network "Internet" links to the site of the seller (performer) in the information and telecommunication network "Internet".

    Of course, I decided to ask Megafon himself about the Informpartner LLC.

    Expected - the result is zero





    At the same time, they continue to lie.


    We all remember from the previous article that the connection of the service occurs through the resources that belong to PJSC Megafon.

    Almost all sites on moy-m-portal.ru , including video-box24.ru , in the footer contain text.
    Attention! All content is for informational purposes only!
    Access cost is 35 rubles (including VAT) for 1 day for MegaFon PJSC subscribers; for a one-time payment - 150 rubles (including VAT) for 30 days for MegaFon PJSC subscribers; Renewal of access occurs automatically through subscription. To refuse to provide a Subscription to the service, send an SMS message with the word STOP <space> 2078 to 5151 for MegaFon PJSC subscribers. Messaging is free in the home region. Technical Support LLC “Informpartner”: 8-800-500-25-43 (free call), e-mail: helpdesk@informpartner.com

    Please note that there is not a word that the service is provided by Informpartner LLC. I connected via the Internet from Megaphone and clicked on “content”. Of course, I threw it on the validator.


    The key here is that the service is provided by Informpartner LLC.

    The text "Subscription Terms" leads to the document, which is an offer. We read and look with whom we conclude a contract.

    A copy of the offer if Megaphone decides to delete this document.

    These terms and conditions for the provision of the Mobile Subscriptions service (hereinafter referred to as the Conditions) in accordance with Article 435 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation are an offer addressed to Subscribers (hereinafter referred to as the Offer) and become an agreement between the Subscriber and the Operator on the provision of the Mobile Subscriptions service (hereinafter - the Service) from the moment the Subscriber agrees with them.

    Who the Operator is written below:
    Telecommunications operator (Operator) - MegaFon PJSC, including the Metropolitan Branch, the
    Central Branch, the North-Western Branch, the Volga Branch, the Caucasian Branch, the
    Ural Branch, the Siberian Branch, and the Far Eastern Branch.


    Original

    That is, the service is sold precisely by Megaphone, and not some LLC Informpartner!
    1.6. The Operator provides the Service with information support of partners. The Operator has the right to attract other third parties for the provision of the Service without the consent of the Subscriber

    Informpartner LLC is only a subcontractor of Megafon!





    We get access to "paid" content without payment


    Having studied a huge number of sites for mobile subscriptions, I found out that their contents were taken from open sources. That is, they "sell" air, which on the next street is free and of higher quality (no smell of rotten meat).

    And there are those who openly steal someone else’s content and pass it off as their own. Of course, no one makes deductions in favor of the author.

    To make sure of this - it is not necessary to buy a subscription.

    To avoid accidentally falling for money, use the Internet not from a mobile operator. You can, of course, and through the Internet Megaphone. There will be one step more, but this is at your own peril and risk.

    We go to the site with mobile subscriptions moy-m-portal.ru ,



    choose almost any site (with some focus may not work). We proceed and, possibly, receive a warning from the browser:



    Of course, that we continue. Select the content and click the interactive button. In our case, “Watch”:



    At this point, you will be transferred to a certain validator that determines that you are not from Megafon and will return to the site without access. The "validator" will look something like this: URL to which it returns in this example: Often enough to change to in the second link . Enter and now the "paid" content will begin to play. In more severe cases, it is necessary to change to the first link . We insert into the browser and we pass. Authorization passed, but not a penny removed.

    http://go.redirdomain.ru/return/wap/?ret=http%3A%2F%2Fltg.partners%2Fapi%2Fback%2F106157073
    &puid=13921561901000002_8927&init_service_code=hotpussy&
    operation_status=noauth&transactid=13921561901000002_8927
    &serviceid=hotpussy




    http://hot-pussy.ru/access?sub_id=106157297&pid=1405351223x1559275526&
    login=dbd17195&password=86075716
    &subs_status=noauth


    subs_status=noauthsubs_status=ok

    operation_status=noauthoperation_status=ok

    It rolls with almost everyone where the support of the site is indicated by Informpartner LLC, since they do not bother and make a huge number of copies of their site. And go ** o-content is kept on servers, like servercontent.ru

    Example content servercontent.ru/upl/09/e6/uoiVtXtS444.mp4

    How to deal with Megaphone?


    1. Through the support chat, connect the following services:
    Rejection of operator's offers in SMS, MMS, E-mail
    Rejection of offers of partners in SMS, MMS
    Rejection of offers of partners by email
    Rejection of telemarketing operator
    Rejection of operator notifications in service SMS
    Rejection of operator notifications in service USSD
    Rejection of banner advertising Operator
    Refusal from banner advertising of partners
    Prohibition of paid content short numbers
    Refusal from USSD mailings

    After connecting, everything should be displayed in your account
    Refusal from banner advertising of the operator
    Refusal from banner advertising of partners
    Prohibition of paid content short numbers



    The operator claims that the service “Prohibition of paid content short codes” is disabled only on its own * 526 #
    . Also, if you submit a list, the operator may “forget” to connect one of the services. I forgot the “Rejection of operator offers in SMS, MMS, E-mail”. I had to remind.
    Service Connection



    2. Connect a content account in the operator’s office. But it is possible through chat.


    You can verify its existence and balance through the USSD command * 393 #
    U Tele2 * 160 #

    3. Write a complaint to Rospotrebnadzor against Megafon, since the operator as an aggregator does not provide information about the contractor LLC Informpartner in violation of paragraph 1.2 of Article 9 of the Law on Protection consumers' rights . Also for fraud, as the service provider on the page accepting the offer and the page "Terms" diverges.

    4. To write complaints to the websites of the Informpartner due to the lack of information about the company and about the product on the website (Articles 8, 9 and 10 of the RFPP). Maybe Roskomnadzor will begin to do the right thing, but that’s not all ...

    Conclusion


    During the investigation, I received evidence that LLC Informpartner is a subcontractor of Megafon that provides support for these resources. Perhaps it does not exist at all. And this whole subscription system is the brainchild of Megaphone itself. And when debiting funds for the allegedly services of the content provider Informpartner, the subscriber leaves the same Megaphone.

    Probably the same scheme is with other mobile operators, but Megaphone was not lucky, since it was he who first showed me the landing page with a subscription.

    I ask knowledgeable people in the comments to supplement the legal aspects, maybe someone will write a complaint template to the regulatory authorities.

    I urge you to check the information contained in this article and file a complaint against mobile operators and th ** o-content providers to stop these fraudulent activities!

    Complaints work and this is confirmed in the comments.

    PS: I have a feeling that I'm missing something in this scheme ...
    PPS: the last article has 2 dislikes (622 likes ) . Who do you think delivered them? ..

    UPD 01: thanks to Headshaker and discobear

    Full name INFORMPARTNER LIMITED LIABILITY
    Name in English INFORMPARTNER LLC
    Address (location)420074, Tatarstan rep, Kazan, st. Petersburg, 52 office 203
    Registration date 02.02.2015
    OGRN 1151690006995
    TIN 1655318999
    OKOPF Limited liability companies
    Primary activity Activities related to the use of computers and information technologies, other
    Head Khusnutdinov Timur Medkhatovich · CEO

    Given that domain informpartner. com (support mail on helpdesk@informpartner.com) is registered at Timur Khusnutdinov, then this organization is suitable.
    Income 4 032 457 000 ₽ 12/31/2017


    UPD 02: They sent me a link in an article in an article in which the author burned “spurious” banners in AdSense / AdWords gogolev.net/node/137
    True, this was in 2017, but nonetheless.

    UPD 03: Thank you for sending in a personal information about the financial activities of mobile operators, which is enough for a new investigation. If there is something to tell you, then I ask you to write in telegrams monoceros

    UPD 04: A day after the publication of this article, Alfa-Bank reported that Megafon gave them information that I had changed the SIM card! The last week I did not even restart the phone, not to mention the replacement of the SIM. At the same time, the phone continues to work ...
    I went to the office of Megaphone. The manager said that the last time the replacement was in February.
    I came to Alfa-Bank, updated the data on sim ...

    UPD 05: Megaphone began to massively refuse to activate the services of refusing advertising referring to clause 14.14.2. But after they are poked with their nose in Art. 18 of the Law "On Advertising" -
    include the back.

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    UPD 06:
    Megaphone did read the article
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    Can we still get an official comment?

    UPD 07: Since the need has ripened, I created a chat in the Cart to discuss Cellular Operators tg.guru/opsosru

    UPD 08: Subscribers are massively refused to connect the service
    Opt out of USSD mailings

    So this is a lie that misleads you.

    Subscribers connect this service.

    Demand connection of all services!

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