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Mobile phone scam

Started by _A9_X_ , Jun 15 2006 07:14 PM

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#1 _A9_X_

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Posted 15 June 2006 - 07:14 PM

Hi guys ,

If you find these numbers in your missed call registry,or your phone rings dont ring the number back

> (02) 8219 0500
> (02) 8303 8320
> (02) 8303 8321
> (02) 8404 2201
> (02) 8404 2203
> (02) 8404 2213
> (02) 8404 2215
> (02) 8404 2235
> (02) 8404 2236
> (02) 8404 2245
> (02) 8404 2242
> (02) 8404 2296
> (02) 8404 2298
> (03) 8102 9565
> (03) 8558 0556
> (03) 8558 1441
> (03) 8558 1442
> (03) 8558 1443
> (03) 8558 1444
> (03) 8558 1445
> (03) 8558 1446
> (03) 8558 1447
> (03) 9540 2950
> (03) 9540 5100
> (03) 9540 5101
> (03) 9540 5187
> (03) 9540 5189
> (03) 9855 2913

Apparaently a scam by someone that when you ring back on the number you get charged a premium of $100 for call

Here is the link to the scam on LS1 .com

http://www.ls1.com.a...ed=1#post659811

found 2 of the numbers on my phone

Cheers ,

Ron

Edited by A9_X, 15 June 2006 - 07:15 PM.

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#2 _Red Dragon_

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Posted 15 June 2006 - 07:16 PM

thanks #@$^%&!

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#3 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 15 June 2006 - 07:23 PM

Sounds like a hoax to me...

Steve

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#4 _lx5008_

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Posted 15 June 2006 - 07:30 PM

i have the same list of numbers at work due to one of the boys getting done, its some sort of sex line and yes you get done for a $100.00
and nothing can be done cause you rang them

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#5 _A9_X_

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Posted 15 June 2006 - 07:33 PM

Thats it ,Testra says they cant do a thing about it the world is stuffed when people do mongrel things like this.

I hope noone on here gets caught.

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#6 lxsstorana

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Posted 15 June 2006 - 07:37 PM

Had the same thing happen to me but thankfully I didn't call back. I even had the phone in my hand and couldn't answer it in time. One ring and then they terminate the call and your mobile phone displays the details of a missed call. Surely Telstra or the Dept of Fair Trading can do something about these people.

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#7 _LX8VD69_

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Posted 15 June 2006 - 08:26 PM

i have a missed call from one of those numbers dating back to the 26 of may, now i know who it is, generally if i miss a call unless its from a friend i dont call back, stuff them if they want to speak to me they can bloody well pay for the conversation. cheers for the heads up

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#8 _J&S Racing_

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Posted 15 June 2006 - 08:42 PM

I got one last week it rang for a spit second then hung up luckily for me i never return a call unless i know who it is, i got a second one today.

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Posted 15 June 2006 - 08:50 PM

just came back into phone coverage today, and had a missed call on my phone, so i rang it - Very close too our series of work numbers, and it told me the number had been disconnected so i suppose i will see what comes of that one
84044000
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#10 _LX8VD69_

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Posted 15 June 2006 - 09:17 PM

davelh im pretty sure thats an adelaide business number you have there coz i used to work for a big security company who have an office on franklin street and they have a number very similar to that

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#11 _age_

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Posted 15 June 2006 - 10:00 PM

i have the same list of numbers at work due to one of the boys getting done, its some sort of sex line and yes you get done for a $100.00
and nothing can be done cause you rang them

well all u guys should be fine as long as u dont keep on calling sex chat lines :tease:

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#12 LXCHEV

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Posted 15 June 2006 - 10:55 PM

We got the list of numbers today at work as well. It's no hoax - ie. this is a real scam. I had a missed call from an (02) number (split second ringing) a few weeks back, but luckily never returned the call either. A few mates have returned the calls, and got a recorded message saying you've won a prize or something.. I guess they can expect big bills this month....

We deal closely with Telstra at our work, and I heard some people are now fully investigating this.... no idea if that means anything can be done or not, but I sure hope so. What a pain in the ass. As for the idiots behind it - I hope they get what's coming to them :furious:

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#13 _devilsadvocate_

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Posted 16 June 2006 - 12:08 AM

This was one of the replies on the "other' website:
"You do have to press 1 to accept the charges after it craps on for ages with a discamer... It is a party/chat line run by Mediatel. http://www.mediatel.co.uk/

I wouldnt stress... charging you $100 a call is a tad bill illegal... the ACA would not of issued the indial range if it was being used like this... As the indial range are all Austalian FFN's then they have to abide by the laws of the ACA. As far as im aware the only number range that has been set aside for premium calls and SMS is 19XX"

Does anybody know of anyone being charged $100 for actually dialling the number and letting it answer? If this is the case the scam would have to be telstra based, they would also have something to gain by being able to charge for this service of apparently normal numbers getting stung.

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#14 _TORANASS_

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Posted 16 June 2006 - 12:29 AM

I got a missed call from an 02 number last month, i rang it back thinking it could be some one of these forums trying to call me as iv left my number on a few posts, i got like said above some party line so i hung up, got my bill and no charge of $100..

Devil sounds your spot on in this case, ACA wouldnt allow this..

John

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#15 _Ucmyuc_

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Posted 16 June 2006 - 12:45 AM

hey guys, same thing happened here, lucky im on a pre paid cap coz if something did happen all it would have eaten was credit, when i called back it said that i had won a prize and that i had to ring a 1902 number to claim it, i thinkk thats when you get stung, as i tried to call that too lol (idiot) but calls to that number were not allowd from my mobile, so guys if you have rung back the 02 number dont stress im pretty sure nothing happems except for an interstate call, its when you ring the other number that you may get stung something

james

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#16 _Flamenco_

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Posted 16 June 2006 - 04:50 AM

I got one of the calls too! I thought it was something to do with a raffle I entered ages ago but after I heard some of the bs they said I hung up... Hopefully no $100 bill!

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#17 MRLXSS

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Posted 16 June 2006 - 10:51 AM

lucky im a tight arse and never call people back!

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#18 _wasted_youth_

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Posted 16 June 2006 - 11:49 AM

i wouldnt put it past the legal system if there is a loophole and these wankers usually from the UK know all the tricks. there was a similar sms scam a few years back if im correct..

Telstra are pigs, my mate got billed 3 grand cause his PC rang a dodgey number automatically and telstra said there was nothing they could do.. so he is now in debt.... what great australians they are

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#19 _A9_X_

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Posted 16 June 2006 - 12:14 PM

You are probably right Devil but doesnt hurt to get a heads up ,so everyone can be aware

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#20 _G-Train_

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Posted 16 June 2006 - 12:51 PM

Telstra are pigs, my mate got billed 3 grand cause his PC rang a dodgey number automatically and telstra said there was nothing they could do.. so he is now in debt.... what great australians they are

Thats called "Internet Dumping" and if your mate didn't click "Agree" or "ok" then a independant connectoid would not have been installed.
I worked In Fraud/Security at a major ISP for a while, and the people that blame the ISP for "Internet Dumping" should have a good hard look at themselves because they authorised the install of the software - Not the ISP!!!!!

People - Read the Sh1t before you agree to it!!!!!!

There would be no Viruses, there would be no spyware, there would be no internet dumping if people used a bit of common sense on the net.
I swear, the most intelligent people, when they sit down at the PC, take their brain out and sit it next to them :<_<:

Also - this is a Scam.
I've had emails from mobile Department Managers of 2 of the major Telco's with examples of the charges. we tested it from work but only got a $50 charge from one of the numbers.

PS - its not really a scam - You Ring THEIR number and agree to THEIR conditions so why not add another bullet to your already shot to sh1t foot