Mobile Phone Scam

**lombie** · 24th February 2004

A friend just sent this to me via e-mail which was forwarded on to him by a friend etc etc.

Not sure how true it is but better to be safe than sorry:-

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I work for my local county council, today we recived an OFFICIAL memo warning of a mobile phone scam.

If you recive a missed call message from any number begining 0709 do not return the call,it is bogus and you will be charged at �50.00 a min. This is totaly legal and you will have NO course for redress if you fall victim.
Take care folks.

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Now i know Orange are sending messages stating that i have a missed call from such and such a number and they declined to leave a mesage but i don't know if other networks are doing the same.

Keep an eye out

**kracken** · 24th February 2004

if the call is that important then they will ring back ... simple

**ryeski** · 24th February 2004

yea, they obviously want you if they ring you, so they will call back. otherwise it was a waste of time them ringing you, cheers for the advice newayz, ill look into it, cuz orange have been sending me msg's about missed calls aswell!

**Looey** · 24th February 2004

�50 a minute. There are no uk phone number that charge �50 a minute

**Pegasus** · 24th February 2004

Numbers that begin 070 are "follow me" numbers and are NOT charged at premium rate.

The numbers in this particular scam begin 090 and ARE charged at premium rate.

A ruling was passed some time ago stating that if you intend to setup a premium rate line, then it MUST have the 090 prefix.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3499337.stm

**maverick_15** · 24th February 2004

so how much could it be charging as an 090 number?

**aramis** · 24th February 2004

thanks for the warning

**Pegasus** · 24th February 2004

Originally Posted by maverick_15

so how much could it be charging as an 090 number?

I think the most you can charge in the UK for a premium rate call is �1.50 per minute (although don't hold me to that).

A 10 minute call (which is about what these calls are supposed to last) would be �15 (which is what the news story claims the charges are).

**kracken** · 24th February 2004

0900 , 0901 Time charged calls up to and including 60 pence per minute and total call cost not greater than �5.Or fixed fee up to and including �1 per call

0902 , 0903 , 0904 All reserved for future use

0905 , 0906 Open-ended, time dependent charge or fixed fee at any rate.

0907 "pay for" product

0908 Reserved for future use.

0909 Adult Services. All types and all charge rates.

**lombie** · 24th February 2004

Originally Posted by Pegasus Team

Numbers that begin 070 are "follow me" numbers and are NOT charged at premium rate.

The numbers in this particular scam begin 090 and ARE charged at premium rate.

A ruling was passed some time ago stating that if you intend to setup a premium rate line, then it MUST have the 090 prefix.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3499337.stm

Thanks for the input. Sounds like his has come from a chinese whisper but the link above seems nearer the mark

**maverick_15** · 24th February 2004

cheers for the heads up though

**azz** · 24th February 2004

0905 , 0906 Open-ended, time dependent charge or fixed fee at any rate.

i guess those are the two to really watch out for then ?

i've had loads of messages telling me i've been left a BCP (?) message and should dial a 090...number to recieve it to which i obviously thought "bollocks".

cheers for the info.