Mobile Phone Scam!!

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

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To all

There is currently a MOBILE PHONE SCAM whereby you receive a message saying 'Missed Call' showing the number 0709 020 3840.

The last four numbers may vary but the first four numbers are always the same.

If you call this number back, you will be charged £50 (fifty pounds) per minute!

People have complained about their phone bills but apparently this is completely legal.

The message was recently sent to all staff at Kodak and it has been checked out.

Several people in Little Chalfont have already been caught by this scam.

So beware - DO NOT CALL back numbers beginning with 0709.

Regards

IS Operations

Man, this is the business to be in. I want one of those numbers!!

[mala_D]

Fleet Boy posted this in the pub a few months back...and I'm not bothered by telesales etc now.

It's the TPS site, and you can register not to receive SMS, junkmail, & telephone sales calls.

Do it!!

Together we can rid ourselves of this menace <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tpsr/html/default.asp

you'll have to do 3 different forms, but it's worth it.

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

I find it very hard to beleive that you can be charged for it, the whole telecoms industry changed a few years back (remember when everyones mobile changed to 07) and it's pretty standard 07 is mobiles, 08 is national rate and 09 is premium rate.

 

The only way I can see this happening is if the 07 number is based abroad and you pay the roaming fees but it's still not a number people can profit from these are only 08 and 09's