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date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:32:50 GMT,
group: alt.uk.edinburgh.misc
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OT - Is this true?
Received this via email, is it true?
Scam Warning
03 Jun 2008 11:10 am
Dear All
If you receive a phone call on your mobile from any person, saying
that he
Or she is a company engineer, or telling that theyre checking your
mobile
Line, and you have to press #90 or #09 or any other number, end this
call
Immediately without pressing any numbers.
There is a fraud company using a device that once you press #90 or #09
They can access your SIM card and make calls at your expense..
Forward this message to as many colleagues, relatives and friends as
you
Can, to stop it.
date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:32:50 GMT
author: Joe Curry
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Re: OT - Is this true?
"Joe Curry" wrote in message
news:q0gf44p5c7guahqsvu9ihvkr6f6ehfpgjk@4ax.com...
> Received this via email, is it true?
>
>
> Scam Warning
> 03 Jun 2008 11:10 am
> Dear All
> If you receive a phone call on your mobile from any person, saying
> that he
> Or she is a company engineer, or telling that they're checking your
> mobile
> Line, and you have to press #90 or #09 or any other number, end this
> call
> Immediately without pressing any numbers.
> There is a fraud company using a device that once you press #90 or #09
> They can access your 'SIM' card and make calls at your expense..
> Forward this message to as many colleagues, relatives and friends as
> you
> Can, to stop it.
>
Googling for #90 suggests a hoax.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa021898.htm
http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollard/FGA/please-do-not-perpetuate-the-9-0-hash-hoax.html
date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:37:35 +0100
author: Graham Harrison
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Re: OT - Is this true?
On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:37:35 +0100, "Graham Harrison"
wrote:
>Googling for #90 suggests a hoax.
>http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa021898.htm
>http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollard/FGA/please-do-not-perpetuate-the-9-0-hash-hoax.html
One must be on one's toes to possible scams?
date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:01:26 GMT
author: Joe Curry
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Re: OT - Is this true?
In article , edward.harrison1
@remove.btinternet.com says...
> Googling for #90 suggests a hoax.
Googling for Joe Curry/Fox1 and post boosting for AAUE would suggest you
have been conned.
date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 20:47:57 +0100
author: Jim Mason
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Re: OT - Is this true?
On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 20:47:57 +0100, Jim Mason
wrote:
>> Googling for #90 suggests a hoax.
>Googling for Joe Curry/Fox1 and post boosting for AAUE would suggest you
>have been conned.
Googling for Jim Mason suggests a personal/stalking vendetta?
date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:42:03 GMT
author: Joe Curry
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