Comments on: MBS – popups for porn, Platte Media (Platte International Ltd) – popup bills for films

By: N.Grenwood

N.Grenwood — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:29:18 +0000

TO:- Michael Pollitt I have read all your above column, and find that the letter from Bill Mountain (is that his real name?) covers the siuation perfectly ie we are in our seventies and are frantic with worry over this Platte Media demand. Initially we received a demand for £49.99 dated 27/11/2008 when I stumbled on this website ; to rid myself of this Platte logo etc I put my computer back to factory setting and did not use the internet again on it.
In February this year 2010 I was inundated with “INTERNATIONAL” – telephone calls which I ignored. I worried this out and realised it might have a connection with the original Platte invoice for £49.99 as i had not had any postal contact . I don’t know what to do. please help

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[Platte ceased trading in the UK last year - see Platte exits, leaving questions. Please direct any further questions on Platte to Charles Arthur, technology editor at the Guardian newspaper (charles.arthur@guardian.co.uk) ]

By: forum friend

forum friend — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:23:56 +0000

Kent, There have been reports of it being taken up with the police, but they have, to date, taken no action. I think the problem is that this is something that is outside their experience, and as the OFT in the UK have allowed them to continue trading, this will have made the police reluctant to intervene.

It’s all something of a vicious circle, really. And there’s a lot of suspicion, I’m sure, on the part of the authorities because of the subject matter of the Platte websites.

By: kent

kent — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:20:41 +0000

report platte to polis, you can delete files in regedit
why has noone report it to polis?

[This comment was from Sweden. -Michael]