In message <[log in to unmask]>, at 10:19:12
on Tue, 1 Feb 2005, Turner8 <[log in to unmask]> writes
>I get several phone calls a week at home from a recorded message (usually
>introducing herself as Sandra) telling me that I have won a holiday.
>
>The message doesn't give any indication of who it is from and the only
>contact information is a premium rate number.
>
>Do you know what I can do about it?
If, like me, you find they don't give a warning about the cost of the
premium rate call, then ICSTIS should be interested. Enough complaints
will force them to "do something" eventually, even if the perps are
overseas. There have been a couple of news stories about ICSTIS getting
more active recently. eg:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4208873.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4081091.stm
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Roland Perry
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