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Joe Curry

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Apr 11, 2008, 3:46:10 PM4/11/08

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Beware phone calls from a US automated female voice saying "Congratulations!
You've just won a cruise to the Caribbean! To claim your prize, please press
the 9 key!"

Don't do it! Hang up right away...

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Brian Howie

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Apr 12, 2008, 3:43:10 PM4/12/08

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In message <WdPLj.3353$%D7....@newsfe24.ams2>, Joe Curry
<egphH...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes

>Beware phone calls from a US automated female voice saying
>"Congratulations! You've just won a cruise to the Caribbean! To claim
>your prize, please press the 9 key!"
>
>Don't do it! Hang up right away...

What happens if you press it, does the telephone explode ?

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Joe Curry

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Apr 13, 2008, 5:33:03 AM4/13/08

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"Brian Howie" <br...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:M+jiwpAO...@b-howie.demon.co.uk...

>>Beware phone calls from a US automated female voice saying
>>"Congratulations! You've just won a cruise to the Caribbean! To claim your
>>prize, please press the 9 key!"

>>Don't do it! Hang up right away...

> What happens if you press it, does the telephone explode ?

Your phone Bill might?

Brian Howie

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Apr 13, 2008, 11:38:42 AM4/13/08

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In message <8rkMj.140647$833.1...@newsfe17.ams2>, Joe Curry
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>"Brian Howie" <br...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:M+jiwpAO...@b-howie.demon.co.uk...
>
>>>Beware phone calls from a US automated female voice saying
>>>"Congratulations! You've just won a cruise to the Caribbean! To claim
>>>your prize, please press the 9 key!"
>
>>>Don't do it! Hang up right away...
>
>> What happens if you press it, does the telephone explode ?
>
>Your phone Bill might?
>

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

HTH

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Joe Curry

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Apr 13, 2008, 12:44:01 PM4/13/08

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"Brian Howie" <br...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message

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> Http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/12/08/dial_9_scam_snares_wilts/

"A spokesman for BT, told The Register: "The technology doesn't exist on a
BT line to make a reverse charge call by pressing a single button."

But it does obviously ring another number, as with 'press 3' to return a
call with Virgin Media..that return call could be a premium rate number.?

Brian Howie

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Apr 14, 2008, 1:20:26 AM4/14/08

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In message <dLqMj.14793$2b2....@newsfe12.ams2>, Joe Curry
<egphH...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>
>

It still sounds like the old hoax. Where did you see it ?

For return call on BT you have to dial 1471 first , then it's 3 not 9.
Virgin is the same.

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Joe Curry

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Apr 14, 2008, 10:19:31 AM4/14/08

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"Brian Howie" <br...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message

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> It still sounds like the old hoax. Where did you see it ?

I experienced the call and hung up immediately.

> For return call on BT you have to dial 1471 first , then it's 3 not 9.
> Virgin is the same.

Of course, I just wondered if folk would activate a return call - to a
premium rate number - by pressing 9?

Brian Howie

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Apr 14, 2008, 2:40:23 PM4/14/08

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In message <UJJMj.21830$VC1....@newsfe10.ams2>, Joe Curry
<egphH...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>

>"Brian Howie" <br...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:sBmav8Aa...@b-howie.demon.co.uk...
>> It still sounds like the old hoax. Where did you see it ?
>
>I experienced the call and hung up immediately.
>
>> For return call on BT you have to dial 1471 first , then it's 3 not
>>9. Virgin is the same.
>
>Of course, I just wondered if folk would activate a return call - to a
>premium rate number - by pressing 9?
>

I did a google - there seems to be a spate of it recently; some reports
say #9

http://www.cyberhq.nl/2005/07/26/free-caribbean-cruise.html goes back to
2005

I don't think it returns a call , but just alerts a human operator
who'll try and con you I suppose.

B

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Joe Curry

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Apr 15, 2008, 4:35:51 AM4/15/08

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"Brian Howie" <br...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message

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> I don't think it returns a call , but just alerts a human operator who'll
> try and con you I suppose.

More likely.. :(

Joe Curry

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Apr 15, 2008, 4:38:56 AM4/15/08

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"Temprance" <jacqu...@gordonbennet.com> wrote in message
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> We had a call from Sky tonight and I passed it across to hubby who
> pays the bill. He basically said you cheating scum I know about your
> scam and put the phone down. I was gobsmacked. I knew nothing of the
> scam going around to con people out of money pretending to be from
> Sky!

They devise all sort of ways to separate folk from their cash. :(

MichaelS

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May 1, 2008, 6:16:37 AM5/1/08

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You cannot ring a number just by pressing 9. Especially if someone is
currently calling you!

roffle

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Jul 17, 2009, 1:56:00 PM7/17/09

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"Joe Curry" <egphH...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
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> Beware phone calls from a US automated female voice saying
> "Congratulations! You've just won a cruise to the Caribbean! To claim
> your prize, please press the 9 key!"
>
> Don't do it! Hang up right away...
>

i love winding them up.. of course automated ones are boring, but the live
yanks deserve a wind up. they simpy dont get our scottish sense of
humour..

pardon me sir?