Neil
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Registered: 2nd Nov 03
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Just seen this this morning.. thought i'd tell you's, just in case (its from a reliable source, not a chain e-mail or hoax):
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TELEPHONE SCAM - SECURITY WARNING:
Please be aware of the following telephone scam relating to home and/or work phones (including mobiles). The scenario is:- Your phone rings and you receive a recorded message - 'Congratulations. We are calling to advise you that you have won an all expenses paid trip to an exotic destination. Please press 9 now to hear further details'. IF YOU PRESS 9, you will be connected to a premium line that bills in the region of £20 per minute. IF YOU PRESS 9 & CONNECT, even if you disconnect immediately, the other end will stay connected for a minimum of 5 minutes - at a cost to you of £100 - the message lasts for 11 minutes. The final part of the call asks you to key in your postcode and a house number (which has other serious considerations) and then, after a wait of a further two minutes, responds with the message: "Sorry, you are not one of the lucky winners", and disconnects, adding a further £260 to your bill! Unfortunately the calls are originating from outside the U.K. and as such BT and other providers are relatively powerless to act. The only safe solution is to hang up before the message prompts you to press 9.
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Andy GSi
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 better not press 9 then!!! they cant stay connected, when u disconnect and still charge ya can they?
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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if you connect from your end as soon as you hang up it is disconnected they can not stay connected from the other end.
but u would have to be pretty stoooooooopid to press 9.....
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Neil
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I dunno how it works with the disconnecting thing, but that was released from a security representative. But what does it matter, since you shouldn't press 9 in the first place 
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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too true m8.
but u get ppl who would go..WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO
and press 9..................
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Neil
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I bet loads of people do, thats gonna be like a £360 bill on your phone.
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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If they're stupid enough to press #9 then fair play to the people scamming!
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Gambit
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Registered: 5th Jun 00
Location: Common Sense HQ
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and considering this first came out about 3yrs ago in the UK, and was across the US before that
common sense dictates......
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GIBBS
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Registered: 22nd Feb 01
Location: Kent, Jap Car Importer :)
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quote:
Originally posted by mav
if you connect from your end as soon as you hang up it is disconnected they can not stay connected from the other end.
but u would have to be pretty stoooooooopid to press 9.....
Not True, have u not ever rung someone and they put phone down by accident, but if they pick it up ure still connected, this happens to people who have rung someone so they CAN stay connected.
Matt
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Neil
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Registered: 2nd Nov 03
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They can minimum charge you too, so it could be a minimum charge of 5 minutes.
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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i'd like to see them charge you £260 to pay as you talk phone
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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How do you key in your postcode on a telephone? And how do calls travel over the UK network without giving UK telcos the opportunity to react?
Did you hear about the scam involving usage of bandwidth talking about scams? 
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