Are you receiving Burger King text spam? If you texted “BK7” to 40814 for a Burger King SMS coupon, you likely wanted the fast food restaurant’s offers. But if you didn’t sign up or if you now can’t get the text messages to stop, you may be able to recover money. Our firm has received complaints that Burger King doesn’t honor “opt-out” requests. In other words, when consumers ask to stop receiving Burger King text messages, the texts keep coming.
Burger King has taken a circuitous corporate route. The fast food chain was founded back in 1953, sold to Pillsbury, was publicly traded for about eight years, and was then purchased by 3G Capital, after which it again became privately held. Today, Burger King has a “whopping” 15,000 franchise restaurants in more than 100 countries.
Fast food chains may pride themselves on speed, but they shouldn’t take shortcuts with their text messaging programs. After all, the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Federal Communications Commission regulate what businesses can and cannot do with respect to text messages.
For example, the law says that a company must have your permission to send you a text. It also forbids businesses from sending additional text messages once you’ve asked them to stop. When a company keeps texting you after you’ve told them not to, you can sue in federal court for $500 to $1,500 per text.
If you’ve been receiving unwanted Burger King text messages, Lemberg Law can help. Call our office at 475-277-2200 for a free case evaluation.
About the Author:
Sergei Lemberg is an attorney focusing on consumer law, class actions related to automotive issues, and personal injury litigation. With nearly two decades of experience, his areas of practice include Lemon Law (vehicle defects), Debt Collection Harassment, TCPA (illegal robocalls and texts), Fair Credit Reporting Act, Overtime claims, Personal Injury cases, and Class Actions. He has consistently been recognized as the nation's "most active consumer attorney." In 2020, Mr. Lemberg represented Noah Duguid before the United States Supreme Court in the landmark case Duguid v. Facebook. He is also the author of "Defanging Debt Collectors," a guide that empowers consumers to fight back against debt collectors and prevail, as well as "Lemon Law 101: The Laws That Lemon Dealers Don't Want You to Know."
Getting constant spam texts all day everyday even after blocking them I never gave my phone number
Bruce F
I am getting inundated and harassed by Burger King text messages. Even after I block their numbers, they keep coming at me. Very upsetting as these texts interrupt me throughout the day when I am trying to concentrate on work. I want to sue Burger King for this and/or join a class action lawsuit. Please advise. Thank you, BFP.
Getting constant spam texts all day everyday even after blocking them
I never gave my phone number
I am getting inundated and harassed by Burger King text messages. Even after I block their numbers, they keep coming at me. Very upsetting as these texts interrupt me throughout the day when I am trying to concentrate on work. I want to sue Burger King for this and/or join a class action lawsuit. Please advise. Thank you, BFP.
I love burger king