Phone Fraud Warning From Police

[marto]

Phone Fraud Warning from the Police:
>We have been advised of a telephone fraud currently in operation - this applies to home and work telephones, landlines and mobiles. If you 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 another 2 minutes you will receive a message informing you that you are not one of the lucky winners. The total bill by then will be £100. Since the calls are originating from outside 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 press 9. Even safer is to hang up on any unsolicited "free offer calls".
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>There is another scam operating on mobile phones. A missed call comes up. The number is 0709 020 3840, the last 4 numbers may vary but certainly the first 4 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 ANY NUMBERS BEGINNING WITH 0709
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>Please pass this information onto your friends and family

[Fishin'Widow]

Someone in my work got caught with this and the call cost ..... £270!

We issued the warning to all our employees in the UK.

Don't hang up if it's one of my team phoning to cap your gas and electric though! It's a good deal- honest!