RonaldoH

All.

Just received this from a contact at Cellnet.

Message received from BT this morning

Please note the attached sent to us from one of our customers this
morning. if you get a phone call on your mobile from an Eircell or a
Digifone engineer, telling you that they are doing a check on your phone
and that you should press #90 or 09# END THE CALL IMMEDIATELY!!

There is a fraud company on the go who have devised a device that once
you have pressed #90 or 09#, they can access your SIM CARD and make calls
from it at your expense. Tell as many people as you know that have mobile
phones who dont read this BBS.

If this has happened to you today by chance, call BT Cellnet straight away and inform them.

Regards
Ronnie

mutant_matt

This isn't another piece of SPAM is it??? Sure sounds like it....

Matt

stevem2k

Sorry , this is B*lls. This 'unlock code' worked for about a week with analogue phones in the early 90's.

It's just another urban myth / junk spam.

JoeyDeacon

I seem to remember this one doing the rounds a year or so ago...

RonaldoH

Sorry lads, received this from a manager who is a mate of mine in a call centre for BT Cellnet technical calls, its something that was forwarded to me. Perhaps it was spam, but if its true, far better I said the word...than not.

Mark Underwood

This topic was the subject of a Radio 4 programme last night and dealt specifically re this specific problem!!!!!!!!!! Aparently it is re-ermeging big time with gans operating in the Midlands and Manchester as well as in Eire!!!! U HAVE BEEN WARNED

JoeyDeacon

Mark,

Was there actually anybody from Vodafone, Orange, Cellnet or One2One on the program who actually confirmed this is happening?

It would be most unlike a radio station to give out false information wouldn't it (Remember the 2nd fuel crisis panic when a radio station reported (incorrectly) on more fuel protests)

RonaldoH

Mark what on earth are you doing listening to Radio 4 man!



But yes, it has been confirmed. Hence why I posted it.

Regards
Ronnie

Dave T-S

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by RonaldoH:
<B>Mark what on earth are you doing listening to Radio 4 man!



But yes, it has been confirmed. Hence why I posted it.

Regards
Ronnie[/quote]


He's listening to the radio while he's packing up my order and sending it out, aren't you Mark......Mark....Mark?? LOL

Orville

The above codes (mainly 09#) will display the SIM codes for most modern mobile phones. Just typing the code will not transmit any information, but it will display it on your screen.

A useful code to try is *#06#. This gives the serial number of your phone. If anyone steals your phone, you can give this number to you mobile provider and they can block/bar it from use.

Never give any personal deatials to anyone that calls you - especially credit card or bank details. If in doubt, always ask for a number to call them back on and confirm with whatever company they say they work for who they are.

boomer

This is a (n old) <B>hoax</B>, and sadly doesn't say a lot for the quality of staff at the BT call centre!

First hit on Alta Vista comes up with (out of eight and a half MILLION entries) -

Dave T-S

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dave T-S:
<B>
He's listening to the radio while he's packing up my order and sending it out, aren't you Mark......Mark....Mark?? LOL

[/quote]

WW
package arrived today - ta very much - DT-S

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

Least Dave T-S can't fall off a ladder whilst cleaning his car

Or can he?

AWD

Well Dave did say that he was at home next week so maybe this has been organised as he is planning on some ladder usage over the long weekend.

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

It makes you think why they dont use the equipment register with the phones (all mobiles can be "attached" to their sim cards by the use of a register at the exchange) this would vertually eliminate fraud as the only people who could then ammend this would be the operators (working on BT cellnet site just now)

Tony