If You Have A Mobile Read On!

mamasad

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.
>
> Many thanks for your time regarding this matter, take care and regards.
>
> Phil Corris
> Police Constable/Crime Prevention Officer
> Ext 496696 (Internal)
> 01524 596696 (External)
> Email [EMAIL="PhilCorris@lancashire.pnn"]PhilCorris@lancashire.pnn[/EMAIL] .police.uk

hardleyouth

this is quite an old hoax/scam but still useful to post, well done i'll give you some thanks, I didn't think about posting it on here

thatgirlsam

ive never heard of that before!! thanks for the warning

Beebie_2

thankyou for warning me, much appreciated!!

MORPH3US

IIRC, this is absoloute rubbish and isn't possible to do.

Its just another "send this to everyone you know" chain mail....

I know you are trying to be helpful and do the right thing op, so not having a go here but it really annoys me when people send this around because it contributes so much spam to my inbox and millions of other people in the world too.

A simple search on google can tell you if its real or not!

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoaxDetails.asp?HName=%2390%2F09+Cell+Phone+Warning+Hoax&Page=1

Trend Micro customers are advised to disregard and delete this email as it is a hoax.

http://pt.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=141392

We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates.

http://www.f-secure.com/hoaxes/cf_virus.shtml

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif][SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, sans-serif] This is a series of hoax messages warning about fictious mobile phone viruses. The viruses described in these messages do not exist...[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/xalan-hoax.html

None of the information provided in the email is valid for mobile phone users.

M

Misterel

I'm sure the OP was well intentioned but there's a fairly good list of all these hoaxes at http://www.snopes.com/snopes.asp

EDIT: ...found it...

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/telephone.asp

Labman_2

Well said MORPH3US....it takes a matter of seconds to find out these things are hoaxes.

mamasad

thanks everyone as some of you have sad its spam thanks again i don't want msers to get duped. well I'm glad that it is a hoax but there are more out there if someone finds a genuine scam pleas tell as young and elderly and all in between are all susceptible with this kind of scams mam

adam2484

the 'please send this to all your friends' bit always gives it away

Edna_Bucket_2

Err, how did this sneak onto the Freebies section?

Is it "free hoax advice"?

poppett

I had a missed call recently, where my phone rang twice and cut off. My hubby's did exactly the same minutes later. As we were driving along at the time my first thoughts were that it was my daughters school trying to contact us. I dialled one number only to be put through to a recording. I phoned my mobile supplier only to be told thst call had just cost me £2.50! They did reimburse me but just be careful when you get missed calls.