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24 Sep 06 - 05:25 PM (#1842334) Subject: BS: Is this a phone scam???? From: Mr Red Got a call today from the "reverse charge" (collect) service from person calling themselves "Hmmmmmmmummmmi". I hung up. The UK service records the person's name and that is what I heard. My immediate reaction was to think it was a scam. The cold callers/sellers don't call me because I am on the TPS register and ex-directory and always have been. But amybe this is outside the remit of the TPS because I would have "effectively" called the telemarketeers. All the UK people who know me would most likely to be near their mobile or at home. And certainly articulate. Has anyone in the UK had anything like this yet? |
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24 Sep 06 - 05:54 PM (#1842344) Subject: RE: BS: Is this a phone scam???? From: Blowzabella Nothing I've heard of, Mr Red - in Lancashire |
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24 Sep 06 - 06:27 PM (#1842371) Subject: RE: BS: Is this a phone scam???? From: JohnInKansas In my area (US) the latest scam is to call claiming to take a survey, since "surveys" are exempted under the Do Not Call lists. My usual response is to ask "Is this call worth $10,000 to you and your company?" - which they ALL immediately recognize as the standard fine for each Don't Call violation. All 7 or 8 such that I've received in the past month have immediately said "We'll remove your number from our list" with no further discussion. Thus far, it's all people Any scammer here who calls "collect" is most likely a porn/sex operation that's calling numbers at random (or that collected your number from some site you signed up for ;< ) - so I'm told.) John |
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24 Sep 06 - 11:01 PM (#1842569) Subject: RE: BS: Is this a phone scam???? From: The Fooles Troupe ... or some kid dialing at random for fun... |
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25 Sep 06 - 12:14 AM (#1842602) Subject: RE: BS: Is this a phone scam???? From: GUEST,.gargoyle Ahhh- FOOLS STRAP we have finally made a commone connection: Do You Have Prince Albert in a Can? Is Your Refrigerator Running Al CoolHolic Mike Hunt ETC, etc,
Sincerely, |
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25 Sep 06 - 01:25 AM (#1842616) Subject: RE: BS: Is this a phone scam???? From: The Fooles Troupe No Garg, but I do have 50,000 Inches of Penis... |
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25 Sep 06 - 03:04 AM (#1842630) Subject: RE: BS: Is this a phone scam???? From: Mr Red I'll treat it as spurious. |
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25 Sep 06 - 11:54 AM (#1842931) Subject: RE: BS: Is this a phone scam???? From: Dead Horse 50,ooo inches of penis??? You didnt fall for that scam where you "cut one inch off your willie and send it to the person at the top of the list" did you? |
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25 Sep 06 - 01:39 PM (#1843023) Subject: RE: BS: Is this a phone scam???? From: GUEST Has anyone seen Mike Hunt? |
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25 Sep 06 - 02:12 PM (#1843038) Subject: RE: BS: Is this a phone scam???? From: Dave (the ancient mariner) not sure Guest, you could post a picture but my memory aint what it used to be :-) |
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25 Sep 06 - 02:36 PM (#1843056) Subject: RE: BS: Is this a phone scam???? From: Tannywheeler tch, tch, tch---children, children---play nice. Tw |
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26 Sep 06 - 01:15 PM (#1843839) Subject: RE: BS: Is this a phone scam???? From: Mr Yellow Was that Guest Isaac Hunt? by any chance - certainly not Eric. |