chuckster

This warning was just distributed at work:

There is a brand new mobile phone scam going around that comes in the form
of a SMS.

The message will say something along the lines of "Please
call me on 09011500065 Urgent" it will say it is from "KB"

Do not call this number, it is premium rate number charged at £5:00
per minute.Also when you call it you will get an engaged tone; this is
not a real engaged tone it is simply a recorded sound that will make you
call again, and again, and you are CHARGED!!

Cheers folks
Chuck

fast bloke

sounds like a good scam. Anyone know where i can get a premium rate line set up?

JackClark

Let me know when you find out

M_D_B

If you do get this SMS, might be worth passing all the details to this lot

RonaldoH

Well spotted chuck.

Some people think of everything in this corrupt world, that one is actually "quiet" intelligent. Its not illegal either, as there is no governing body for message contents over SMS. Thats why I never enter my mobile no. on the Net as it will not be long before companies will use SMS for active advertising of their products.

carl

I suspect it is illegal to send engaged tone whilst charging for the call. I think OFTEL might be interested.

GranTurismo

Thanks for the warning,

but I cant help thinking there are a lot of gullable people who need to be "fined £5.00 for being stupid"

(sorry that's not very nice of me is it)

RichB

How many times did you call before sussing that one out then C dood ?

ehuehuehuehueheuheuehuehueheuh

Cuning plan that one though.....

roadrunner

Looks like Posh Spice is upto it as well