POLICE WARNING. PLEASE READ.
Phone Fraud - Warning from the Police
11 May 2005
We have been advised of a telephone fraud currently in operation -this
applies to home and work telephones, landlines and mobiles. If you
receive one of these calls, 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 by then will be £100. 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 dial 9, even safer HANG UP on any unsolicited
'free offer calls'.
There is another scam operating on mobile phones as well. A missed
call comes up. The number is 0709 020 3840, the last four numbers may
vary, but certainly the first four will remain the same. If you call
this number back you will be charged £50 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'. PLEASE PASS THIS
INFORMATION ONTO YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS.
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