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mobile phone scam

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I have been made aware today through my local hospital of a phone scam .
DO NOT return any missed calls on your mobile starting with 0709 this incurs a £50 a MINUTE charge .
This is perfectly legal at the moment so please beware :
DO NOT return any missed calls on your mobile starting with 0709 this incurs a £50 a MINUTE charge .
This is perfectly legal at the moment so please beware :
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And which mobile phone company is this then? 0709 calls via BT cost between 32 pence and 50 pence per minute.
I would suggest that this is just a variation on the 809 urban myth, http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/809.htm which was possible in the USA, but not here.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
As far as I can see, the highest charge that can be made is £5.04 per minute (an 09997 number)
http://www.bt.com/Pricing/pis_info.jsp?PRICE_OPTION=Business/PISB_Specialised_Numbers/innertext/&showsub=PIS_Business&showsub2=PISB_Specialised_Numbers&c_index=09
Sorry for the HUGE url :-(
HTH
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