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Ther is another phone scam that I know of. Somebody comes into your shop and says that their car has broken down can they use the phone to call the AA or RAC but instead they phone a premium line and pretend to be calling the breakdown people. I suppose they must belong to a group of people running the premium line and share the profits. O f course the shop does not realise this until they have a big phone bill then the staff are under accusation for using the phone!!!!! Gloria

Kevin, thanks for warning us. A tip for you: delete some of the stars on your bottom line, till it all fits in one line. then we won't have to scroll down ! This is a side effect of the line being too long, and because there are no spaces in it, GR software has nowhere to introduce a line break. cheers, Bob ps. did you see Bob from Worcestershires reply ?

Please pass this on as it is info from the police! We have been advised of a telephone fraud currently in operation (this applies to home and /or work telephones - land lines and mobiles): If you do receive one of these calls, upon answering the telephone, you will hear a recorded message congratulating you on winning an all expenses trip to an exotic location. You will then be asked to press 9 to hear further details. If you press 9 you will be connected to a premium rate line that costs approximately £20 per minute. Even if you disconnect immediately, it will remain connected for a minimum of 5 minutes, costing around £100. The final part of the call involves you being asked to key in your postcode and house number (which has other serious consequences). After a further 2 minutes you will receive a message informing you you are not one of the lucky winners. The total bill will by then be £260. Since the calls are originating from outside of the UK, BT and other telephone companies are left relatively powerless to act. the only safe solution is to HANG UP before the message prompts you to dial 9; even safer HANG UP on any unsolicited 'free offer' call. this appears to be a variation on a theme,, warnings have been sent previously regarding calls made by individuals claiming to be engineers conducting a test on the line and asking for 9, 0# and text messages similar to the routine described above. DO NOT DIAL 9 (OR 9, 0# or 0, 9#) FOR ANYONE. BT has been contacted and confirmed the details as being true. there is another scam operating on Mobile phones as well. A missed call comes up. The number is 0709 020 3840. the last four numbers may vary but certainly the first four numbers will remain the same. If you call this number back, you will be charged £50 per minute. People have complained about their phone bills, once they have realised the cost of the call, but apparently this is completely legal. So beware, do not call-back numbers beginning with 0709. please pass this info on to your friends and families.

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