Mk-Ninja
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 posted on 24/2/04 at 01:11 PM |
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Telephone fraud
A word of warning
We have been advised of a telephone fraud currently in operation
(this applies to home and/ or work telephones - landlines and mobiles):
Upon answering the telephone, you will hear a recorded message
congratulating you on winning an all expenses trip to an exotic location.
You will then be asked to press 9 to hear further details. If you press 9
you will be connected to a premium rate line that costs approximately £20
per minute. Even if you disconnect immediately, it will remain connected
for a minimum of 5 minutes, costing around £100. The final part of the
call involves you being asked to key in your postcode and house number
(which has other serious consequences). After a further 2 minutes, you
will receive a message informing you that you are not one of the lucky
winners. The total bill will be around £260. Since the calls are originating
from outside the UK, BT and other telephone companies are left
relatively powerless to act. The only safe solution is to HANG UP before
the message prompts you to press 9; even safer is to HANG UP on any
unsolicited `free offer' call. This appears to be a variation on a theme;
warnings have been sent previously regarding calls made by individuals
claiming to be A T&T engineers conducting a test on the line and asking
for 9,0 # and text messages similar to the routine described above. DO NOT
DIAL 9 (OR 9,0# OR 0,9#) FOR ANYONE!
BT have been contacted and have confirmed the details as being true.
Please pass on this information to colleagues who may not have
received this e-mail.
I'm sure I've got one, just don't know where I've put it
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Viper
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| posted on 24/2/04 at 01:29 PM |
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This one has been round for a long time, I think there is a thread on here about it somewhere.
Tim
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 24/2/04 at 01:39 PM |
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Last night I received an e-mail notification that I'd won a fortune in the Spanish lottery - 'just ring this number to speak to our
representative'.
Yeh - sure...
David
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Viper
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| posted on 24/2/04 at 01:56 PM |
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I got one from the FBI no less stating that they had scanned my computer and had found illegal copies of music and movies..
i sit here now quacking in my boots
Tim
(duck impersination)
[Edited on 24/2/2004 by Viper]
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Mk-Ninja
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| posted on 24/2/04 at 02:07 PM |
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Sorry if its been on before, I know about all the bogus holidays that seam to be won, I must get a call a week. But I had not heard about the dial 9
scam. Never mind look on the bright side there thinking of getting rid of loads of gatso's
I'm sure I've got one, just don't know where I've put it
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 24/2/04 at 06:29 PM |
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viper
the email scams right now are
1. gobbledygook with attartchment for you to open
2. the fbi
3. someone saying you accused them of being a terrorist (so bloody what)
4. welcome to the kiddy porn site you joined for 280 quid
5. I must have forgotten some,..
atb
steve
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dave1888
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| posted on 25/2/04 at 06:34 PM |
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I get a call every other night or so at around 6pm some erse trying to sell me home improvement mince.
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Scotty
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| posted on 26/2/04 at 08:23 AM |
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ring bt and get your telephone number on a list of people who do not wish to be contacted by salespeople -i did and it works, bugger if i can remember
what its called now though 
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/2/04 at 08:51 AM |
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Tried "mailing preference service" in Google - but the link's now dead.
OK - I found it -
click here
They claim that they can stop junk mail, unwanted phone sales call & faxes. I've signed up, but they say that it can take up to 6 months
before you'll notice a difference.
David
[Edited on 26/2/04 by David Jenkins]
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Scotty
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| posted on 26/2/04 at 10:19 AM |
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they used to say 2 weeks
i started it some 6 - 8 months ago
works for me
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