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- From: John_David_Galt@cup.portal.com
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Pay-per-Call Scam
- Organization: TELECOM Digest
-
- This item appeared in my company's newsletter; I'm sure we're not the only
- people being victimized.
-
- Some person or group is calling people's electronic pagers, and giving
- a call-back number of 212-540-xxxx. (This prefix in New York acts
- just like a 900 number.) When the callee dials 212-540-xxxx, s/he is
- connected to a recording and is billed $55.
-
- Has anyone else heard of/experienced scams like this?
-
-
- John David Galt
-
-
- [Moderator's Note: Here we go again! Please post this in your company
- newsletter also, and try to give it wide circulation so we can put an
- end to this once and for all: 212-540 numbers do carry premium
- charges, but they are usually not dialable outside New York, in the
- 212, 718 and 914 area codes. *If* you are in the environs of New York
- City then you might have this problem, although I doubt it since the
- person who is alleged to have been doing it was charged several months
- ago and is probably still on trial (maybe not). If you are not in the
- New York City area then you have nothing to worry about. Even if your
- call did go through, the only charge would be the toll, which would be
- a few cents at night and maybe a dollar during the day. PAT]
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