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Re: "Press 9" Telephone Scam? Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:25:56 GMT

In message , Palindrome
writes
>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.
>
>--
>Sue
>
>

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/12/08/dial_9_scam_snares_wilts/
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