New mobile phone scam - UK

[Linchpin]

As i recieved via email :-

Mobile Phone Scam
There is a new kind of mobile phone scam. A missed call will show on your
mobile phone. The number is 0709 020 3840. The last four numbers may vary,
but the first four numbers will remain the same. If you call this number
back, you will be charged £50.00 per minute. People have complained about
their phone bills, once they have realised the cost of the call, but
apparently this is completely legal.
 

So beware, do not call back numbers beginning with 0709 or numbers that you
are suspicious of.


OuCh!!!

[Cyberus]

Hmm, so that isn't a case of unsolicited goods? (Whatever the goods may be)

Also, I would think that the company providing this extortion line would close it down under weight of protest soon....

[sumner7]

Cheers 4 this. I only have about £4 odd credit at the moment as it is and I'm a bit skint at the moment, so answering a call like this would ruin me! :-(

[Linchpin]

Yep, seemed like a good idea to post it here, the thicky hangout :-)






















































^ i was joking :-)

[Doobrey]

LinchpiN wrote:
As i recieved via email :-

Mobile Phone Scam
The number is 0709 020 3840. The last four numbers may vary,
but the first four numbers will remain the same. If you call this number
back, you will be charged £50.00 per minute.

Nah..it`s just another hoax email that`s doing the rounds.
There`s no such thing as a £50 per min premium rate. The highest is only around £2 per minute.

One to watch out for though..
 I`ve got a lot of text messages saying things like
"This is the third time we`ve tried to contact you.
You`ve won , please contact us within 7 days to claim your prize"

The phone number is just one of those premium rate automated time wasters, the type that waffle on and on and on explaining things as slowly and expensively as possible before asking for details.