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EU Cracks Down on Free Ringtone Scams (PC Magazine)

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The European Union said on Tuesday it had forced the closure or changes to more than 200 websites after a crackdown on mobile-phone ringtone scams that often target children and teenagers.

EU shuts down ringtone scam sites targeting youngsters (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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European nations have closed down over 50 Internet websites after a crackdown on mobile phone ringtone scams often targeting youngsters.

EU crackdown nets 200 ringtone scam sites (Sydney Morning Herald)

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European nations have closed down over 50 websites, and a further 159 'corrected', after a crackdown on mobile phone ringtone scams often targeting youngsters.

Ringtone scam sites targeting kids shut (Gulf Times)

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European nations have closed down over 50 Internet websites after a crackdown on mobile phone ringtone scams often targeting youngsters. In an 18-month “consumer crackdown” 300 websites were investigated and most were not operating properly, the European Commission said in a statement.

EU sweeps up dodgy ringtone companies (The Register)

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70 per cent of sites breaking rules An EU investigation found that 70 per cent of the 554 ringtone sites examined were breaking the rules, resulting in 54 of them disappearing.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

EU cracks down on ringtone websites (Computer Active)

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Seven out of ten websites selling mobile phone services, which were under investigation by the EU have been closed down or improved their behaviour. Many of these sites were targeting children with premium-rate services for ringtones, music downloads and more.

EU Concludes 18-Month Investigation Into Ringtone Scams; Nine Companies Fined (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

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The EU has concluded an 18-month long investigation into 301 websites selling ringtones and wallpapers, which has resulted in Italian authorities fining some of the industry's top brand name companies in the space, The Register reports.

EU identifies 301 ringtone websites that break consumer law (PC Advisor)

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54 closed while others corrected The EU has closed 54 websites selling mobile phone ringtones and wallpapers, saying they were in "serious breaches of EU consumer law".

EU Blacklists 14 Bulgarian Sites in Ringtone Scam Sweep (Novinite.com)

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The EU's second sweep of the mobile phone content market - ringtones, wallpapers and other services – has revealed that fourteen Bulgarian sites are guilty of breaking European directives and misleading consumers.

EU Blacklists 14 Bulgarian Sites in Ringtone Scam Sweep (Novinite.com)

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"This EU-wide investigation was a direct response to hundreds of complaints coming in from parents and consumers from many different EU countries," said Bulgarian EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva.