March - edited March
Third-party vendors provide customers with a method to download pay-per-use applications and Web-based services (i.e. Mobile Dating and Social Networking sites) and pay for the chargeable content by applying it to their TELUS invoice.
How it works
If you never subscribed to a service
If you think that these charges are invalid, you will need to contact the vendor directly to dispute the charges. If you’re not sure who the vendor is, ask us here and we will let you know.
Step |
Action |
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From the Google Play Store app, select Menu. |
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Select Settings. |
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Scroll to User Controls and tap the box next to Use password to restrict purchases. |
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Confirm your Google password. |
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Now your password is required for all in-app purchases. |
Step |
Action |
1 |
From the Settings app, tap General. |
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Scroll down and tap Restrictions. |
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Tap Enable Restrictions. |
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Set a passcode |
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In the Allowed Content section, slide the in-app Purchases slider off. This will prevent anyone without the passcode from making in-app purchases |
This causes people so much grief. I'm so pleased to see this How-To!
Hello,
I have been charged an in-app purchase ($14.99) for which I have no logs or history for. I'd like to know who the vendor is, please. I never charge to my Telus account, so this has me a bit concerned of fraud.
Thank you.
@VonYawn - You will need to contact Telus directly. Telus will need to verify your identity in order to discuss your account.
@C_Fun I also have had 3rd part purchases show up from an unknown source. It started on June 21 and again on July 21.
9:39:00 AM | 1.0 jpurch | $14.99 |
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I have checked my Google Play account and have never had any recurring subscriptions on my devices since I got my current account and number 14 months ago. I also have credit and debit cards listed as payment options in my Google Play account.
Telus 611 has credited but can not tell me how to stop this unauthorized purchase being made to my account.
@drewheiland You will need to contact Mobiversity. It's a premium m-learning product that offers a variety of quality courses created by subject matter experts. You would have received a text. To stop getting charged, you need to reply back STOP to that text message. https://mobiversity.com/ca/
@drewheiland You can also try texting short code 5415 with STOP MOBI
@C_Fun Thank you for your help! Hopefully that will help. Have no record of the first text received with any code.
stopping the service witll leave it active for a month anyways and charge is there already. nothing stopping whoever did it to do it again next month