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Re: "Press 9" Telephone Scam? Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:18:41 GMT

nospam@nospam.spam wrote:
> I've just been phoned by an American/Canadian sounding woman (I think it was
> a pre-recorded message):
>
> "Congratulations! You have been specially selected for one of our offers.
> Press 9. Our operators are standing by".
>
> Obviously I just hung up, but presumerably pressing 9 would have incurred a
> massive charge of some sort.

I doubt it. The caller was paying the call charges. I suspect all that
pressing 9 would do would be to flag up a potential mug to the human
tele-sales person that then picked up the call.

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Sue
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