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Telephone Scam
We have been advised of a telephone scam currently in operation (this
applies to home and/ or work telephones - landlines and mobiles):
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 that
you are not one of the lucky winners. The total bill will be around
£260.
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' call.
This appear to be a variation on a theme; warnings have been sent
previously regarding calls made by individuals claiming to be AT&T
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!
Please ensure the widest circulation of the above message
We have been advised of a telephone scam currently in operation (this
applies to home and/ or work telephones - landlines and mobiles):
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 that
you are not one of the lucky winners. The total bill will be around
£260.
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' call.
This appear to be a variation on a theme; warnings have been sent
previously regarding calls made by individuals claiming to be AT&T
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!
Please ensure the widest circulation of the above message
looks like that beautiful country found another expensive export 
