I've just received a text message from 70800 begging for donations to the Haiyan funds for the Phillipines saying reply Yes to donate £5... the problem is, how do I find out if this is genuine and not a scam?
(For the record I've already donated via another method)
There is no identification of who this message has come from, and googling it tells me that I could use the same number for all manner of things...
by replying "Poppy" if gives £10 to the poppy appeal, "Islam" gives it to something else etc.
Am I alone in thinking this is wide open to scam artists?
Has anyone else received this, and has anyone used this service, and what convinced you that you weren't just lining some low-life's pockets?