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Premium Rate Scam - Beware Of Missed Calls |
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David Smythe |
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Premium Rate Scam - Beware Of Missed Calls
David Smythe
This article outlines the more common methods of Premium Rate Scams. We have tried to elaborate the commonly used techniques used by scamsters and make people aware. The first example of a scam is related to missed calls on your mobile phones. If you get a missed call on your phone from an unknown number that starts with 0709 prefix there may be something fishy.
The scam is simple yet effective and you can be taken for a ride. The scamsters dial in a number for a fraction of a minute in anticipation that the person will call back, and that is when the game starts. Once you call into this number which is being used for the fraud your telephone bill immediately starts ticking. What happens is pretty simple to understand. You are dialling into a premium rate number and getting charged for a call which you never wanted to make.
Some people have exaggerated the rates however. They have claimed that a person can be charged 50 per minute for a scam call. The regulatory body of Premium Rate Number services, ICSTIS, has clearly stated that the charge for a premium rate number cannot more than 1.50 per minute.
The point is, even if you are not losing a large amount, you are definitely losing money and the scamsters are taking in a windfall. You can easily save yourself from getting duped by using a little common sense. The remedy is simple. When you receive a missed call from a 0709 number and you are not sure who it is, it is best not to call back.
If you feel that the call may be from a business associate, call up but the first instance you feel that the person on the other end is trying to take you for a ride hang up immediately. These kind of scams die a quick death because the authorities take stern action or people become aware of them.
An even more shocking scam occurred in Luton in the United Kingdom. A well-dressed distressed lady comes to your door. She asks for help and explains that her car has broken down. She would like to call her husband. Being a compassionate person, you choose to help her out and hand her your phone. She makes the call. But the call is definitely not to her husband but to an Interactive Voice Recording system.
The lady has in fact called a prime rate number from your phone. She will make money out of a call which she is making from your phone. You will not realize that you have been duped until the time you get your bill. Here again there is some kind of exaggeration on the amount you can be billed. The rumor mills put the figure at 50 per minute but again it cannot go beyond 1.50 per minute.
Scams like the above are common in the United Kingdom. Be careful not to fall into the trap set by these scamsters.
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