0709 Scam

I'm not going to give the number as I'm sure someone will be daft enough
to call it. But I got home to find a message on the voicemail to call

07099 98xxxxx

To pick up a message. Being of a naturally suspicious nature I googled
it and found out it's a scam that can cost 50p a minute to call.

Obviously these guys are trying to make a fortune out of tricking
people, so beware !!



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Edward Cowling London UK

On 2 Nov 2006, Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

>Obviously these guys are trying to make a fortune out of tricking
>people, so beware !!

Would be more appropriate in uk.telecom (but do to give the whole
number, as a partial number is useless, when someone else may actually
be a network provider and could therefore act to stop them!)

NoNeedToKnow wrote:
> On 2 Nov 2006, Edward Cowling London UK wrote:
>
> >Obviously these guys are trying to make a fortune out of tricking
> >people, so beware !!
>
> Would be more appropriate in uk.telecom (but do to give the whole
> number, as a partial number is useless, when someone else may actually
> be a network provider and could therefore act to stop them!)

Report it to consumer direct or trading standards they need info like
that.

On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 15:36:29 +0000, Edward Cowling London UK
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>I'm not going to give the number as I'm sure someone will be daft enough
>to call it. But I got home to find a message on the voicemail to call
>
>07099 98xxxxx
>
>To pick up a message. Being of a naturally suspicious nature I googled
>it and found out it's a scam that can cost 50p a minute to call.
>
>Obviously these guys are trying to make a fortune out of tricking
>people, so beware !!

You have been misled. Calls to 07 numbers are charged at mobile phone
rates from wherever you are calling, and for a blanket 50p/minute
charge they would have to use a premium rate number, which all begin
with 09. HTH.

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On 02 Nov 2006, Tom Robinson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>You have been misled. Calls to 07 numbers are charged at mobile phone
>rates from wherever you are calling, and for a blanket 50p/minute
>charge they would have to use a premium rate number, which all begin
>with 09. HTH.

Except that's incorrect. Personal number rates vary from local up to 50p
a minute, as far as I know. There are at least a dozen different rates,
as these 070 (nb not 077/078/079 which are mobile) are 'follow-me' type
numbers and part of the cost is to allow for routing to a mobile or
landline number (with those routing only to landlines, rates may
be a lot lower, 'd' or 'e' as far as I recall... 07020 are 'd'
rate costing ~17p peak and ~10p off-peak).


For 07099 98xxxxx

Magenta Systems (http://www.magsys.co.uk/telecom/codelook.asp) reports:

Operator: 24 Seven Telecom
Tariff Band: Personal Numbers 50p (pn2) (inc VAT)
Service: Personal

Tom Robinson wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 15:36:29 +0000, Edward Cowling London UK
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm not going to give the number as I'm sure someone will be daft
>> enough to call it. But I got home to find a message on the voicemail
>> to call
>>
>> 07099 98xxxxx
>>
>> To pick up a message. Being of a naturally suspicious nature I
>> googled it and found out it's a scam that can cost 50p a minute to
>> call.
>>
>> Obviously these guys are trying to make a fortune out of tricking
>> people, so beware !!
>
> You have been misled. Calls to 07 numbers are charged at mobile phone
> rates from wherever you are calling, and for a blanket 50p/minute
> charge they would have to use a premium rate number, which all begin
> with 09. HTH.

Your post is misleading, 07 numbers aren't just mobiles, 07099 definately
isn't.
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Adrian

On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:26:22 +0000, NoNeedToKnow <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>On 02 Nov 2006, Tom Robinson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>You have been misled. Calls to 07 numbers are charged at mobile phone
>>rates from wherever you are calling, and for a blanket 50p/minute
>>charge they would have to use a premium rate number, which all begin
>>with 09. HTH.
>
>Except that's incorrect. Personal number rates vary from local up to 50p
>a minute, as far as I know. There are at least a dozen different rates,
>as these 070 (nb not 077/078/079 which are mobile) are 'follow-me' type
>numbers and part of the cost is to allow for routing to a mobile or
>landline number (with those routing only to landlines, rates may
>be a lot lower, 'd' or 'e' as far as I recall... 07020 are 'd'
>rate costing ~17p peak and ~10p off-peak).
>
>
>For 07099 98xxxxx
>
>Magenta Systems (http://www.magsys.co.uk/telecom/codelook.asp) reports:
>
>Operator: 24 Seven Telecom
>Tariff Band: Personal Numbers 50p (pn2) (inc VAT)
>Service: Personal

Thanks, very useful site.

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On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 17:11:24 UTC, Tom Robinson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 15:36:29 +0000, Edward Cowling London UK
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >
> >I'm not going to give the number as I'm sure someone will be daft enough
> >to call it. But I got home to find a message on the voicemail to call
> >
> >07099 98xxxxx
> >
> >To pick up a message. Being of a naturally suspicious nature I googled
> >it and found out it's a scam that can cost 50p a minute to call.
> >
> >Obviously these guys are trying to make a fortune out of tricking
> >people, so beware !!
>
> You have been misled. Calls to 07 numbers are charged at mobile phone
> rates from wherever you are calling, and for a blanket 50p/minute
> charge they would have to use a premium rate number, which all begin
> with 09. HTH.

Please don't spread misinformation yourself. 07 numbers are a lot more
than just mobiles. That one is a personal numbering number, rate pn2,
charged at 47.5 pence a minute (daytime, BT option 1 at any rate).

It's a complete misconception that all 07 numbers are mobile numbers. In
general, they are meant to be numbers attached to persons, whether by
mobile phone, personal numbering, or whatever.

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to give concise answers, express reasoned argument or opinion.
Usually accompanied by silly noises and gestures - incurable, early
euthanasia recommended. ]

On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 15:36:29 UTC, Edward Cowling London UK
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
> I'm not going to give the number as I'm sure someone will be daft enough
> to call it. But I got home to find a message on the voicemail to call
>
> 07099 98xxxxx
>
> To pick up a message. Being of a naturally suspicious nature I googled
> it and found out it's a scam that can cost 50p a minute to call.

47.5 pence a minute on BT option 1, daytime rates, VAT inclusive.


--
[ 7'ism - a condition by which the sufferer experiences an inability
to give concise answers, express reasoned argument or opinion.
Usually accompanied by silly noises and gestures - incurable, early
euthanasia recommended. ]

(E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
> You have been misled. Calls to 07 numbers are charged at mobile phone
> rates from wherever you are calling

No, they are not. Mobile phone number start with 077, 078 or 079. 070 is
a different rating and is not far off 50p per minute.
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Jon