Well this “You Say We Pay” Premium Rate Scam is certainly get out of hand! I’m not sure what ITV hope to acheive by suspending their premium rate competition and premium rate vote services on their TV shows, I personally cant see this being very helpful as it suggests that they are concerned about how legitimate their premium rate services are!, it also prolongs this negative publicity generate from just 1 premium rate service.

Although its a disgrace and certainly an embassement to the premium rate industry, other premium rate users should not need to suffer especially as the Richard & Judy Show has promised to REFUND all callers who feel victim to this scam or give the cost of their call to Charity. Premium Rate users should feel re-asurred that if they do fall victim of a premium rate scam they WILL eventually be reinbursed, for instance in this case it looks like calls going back over 2-3 years are even going to be refunded.

So in my opinion just FIRE and/or FINE those individuals and/or companies involved and lets move on. Long live Premium Rate!