07171 scam !
Flyi�g �u� 2�10 +
did a 1571 later. There was a message from a woman with an American accent
telling me that I had won a free cruise to the Caribbean and to claim the
cruise I had to press 9 that's 9 right now. I wonder what that would have
connected me to and what the underlying cost would have been?
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Heard melodies are sweet, but those Unheard are sweeter
flyi...@tiscali.co.uk FN 2��9 +, Mungo Brandybuck of Buckland
Anita
Flyi�g �u� 2�10 + wrote:
> Just had a 'phone call from that number. As is my way I ignored it,
> but did a 1571 later. There was a message from a woman with an
> American accent telling me that I had won a free cruise to the
> Caribbean and to claim the cruise I had to press 9 that's 9 right
> now. I wonder what that would have connected me to and what the
> underlying cost would have been?
Report it to your local police - if you type that number into google it
could well show you a site where others have complained about the same
thing.
Police can't do anything unless you complain to them;)
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Anita
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Gordon H
�u� 2�10 + <flyi...@tiscali.co.uk> writes
>Just had a 'phone call from that number. As is my way I ignored it, but
>did a 1571 later. There was a message from a woman with an American accent
>telling me that I had won a free cruise to the Caribbean and to claim the
>cruise I had to press 9 that's 9 right now. I wonder what that would have
>connected me to and what the underlying cost would have been?
I have heard warnings that pressing 9 at least connects you to a premium
rate number where you will have to listen to a long spiel.
At worst, if you decide to make a contract, by having effectively phoned
them, you lost your right to the statutory cooling-off period during
which you can cancel, but IANAL. :-)
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Gordon H
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Rabbit
news:o-6dnfORJe53_BPW...@brightview.co.uk...
> Just had a 'phone call from that number. As is my way I ignored it, but
> did a 1571 later. There was a message from a woman with an American
> accent telling me that I had won a free cruise to the Caribbean and to
> claim the cruise I had to press 9 that's 9 right now. I wonder what that
> would have connected me to and what the underlying cost would have been?
You can't be charged for pressing 9 (or any other number which happens to be
flavour of the day) it's an urban myth. It just lets whoever called you know
there is a human on the end of the line.
A handy place for such numbers is http://whocallsme.com/ though it doesn't
know that number yet.
--
Sandra
People will forget what you said.
People will forget what you did, but
People will never forget how you made them feel.
Rabbit
news:I92rMkNg...@g3snx.demon.co.uk...
There is also a theory that these people can be calling from abroad and they
can say that by pushing 9, you are accepting their call and they can
transfer you to a UK call centre then can argue that they can bypass the TPS
because you pushed 9 to accept the call
Flyi�g �u� 2�10 + on netbook
> "Flyi�g �u� 2�10 +" <flyi...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:o-6dnfORJe53_BPW...@brightview.co.uk...
>> Just had a 'phone call from that number. As is my way I ignored it, but
>> did a 1571 later. There was a message from a woman with an American
>> accent telling me that I had won a free cruise to the Caribbean and to
>> claim the cruise I had to press 9 that's 9 right now. I wonder what
>> that would have connected me to and what the underlying cost would have
>> been?
>
> You can't be charged for pressing 9 (or any other number which happens to
> be flavour of the day) it's an urban myth. It just lets whoever called
> you know there is a human on the end of the line.
> A handy place for such numbers is http://whocallsme.com/ though it doesn't
> know that number yet.
Google doesn't give anything useful on it either.
Flyi�g �u� 2�10 + on netbook
Googling didn't show anything
james
<ronita...@cheerful.com> writes
Sounds like fraud and therefore not likely to be a police matter. It
would have to be over GBP2M to interest a local fraud squad assuming
treasury haven't closed it down. An officer at division level might be
appointed i/c of an 'economic crime unit' but such units only exist to
prevent Joe Public getting annoyed.
--
James Follett
Peter Grange
wrote:
>There is also a theory that these people can be calling from abroad and they
>can say that by pushing 9, you are accepting their call and they can
>transfer you to a UK call centre then can argue that they can bypass the TPS
>because you pushed 9 to accept the call
Our rule is if the caller display says "International" the answering
machine gets it.
Peter Parry
<flyi...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> I wonder what that would have
>connected me to
A loud and insistent sales spiel.
>and what the underlying cost would have been?
It would have cost you nothing other than your time. All the stories
about "pressing 9" costing you anything are nothing more than aged
urban legends.
Flyi�g �u� 2�10 + on netbook
That's why I didn't answer it Peter, but listened to it later on 1571. :)
Derek F
the call.
Derek
Gordon H
<pe...@plgrange.demon.co.uk> writes
And I hear "Hi Dad, just calling to see if you're ok".
(From California).
Peter Grange
At which point you can pick up! We have very occasional genuine calls
from abroad, and that's what we do. Normally though the connection
breaks as soon as the message starts.