MOBILE TELEPHONE SPAM

Billy · 07-06-2006, 09:39

This is Real!
Members are advised to exercise caution when responding to a missed call from unfamiliar numbers. The latest mobile spam involves the receipt of a missed call notification from either a Melbourne (8558 1444) or Sydney (8219 0500) number, which prompts recipients to return the call before realising it is unsolicited spam mail. When returning the call, callers are greeted with a recorded message from DC Marketing telling them they have been ‘selected to collect an amazing gift with a value of at least $40’. All they have to do is call a 190 number—at a cost of almost $3 a minute or more from mobiles—to get their individual winner’s code and also be in the running for up to $10 000. There is no clue as to what the ‘gift’ is. Only once the 190 number is called do you find out the gift is a collection of ringtones designed to increase sales. The catch comes after the free ringtones have arrived, when you need to opt out or face a continuing subscription for ringtones costing $4 a week.

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Random181 · 07-06-2006, 09:42

Gah yeah i've had that a few times, it's a pain in the arse. I rang a couple of times, thinking I'd had a missed call for a job interview or something! Never signed up tho, im over spam *sigh*

And whats also annoying is the texts you get telling you to download ringtones etc.. gah! leave me alone!

Tweetie · 07-06-2006, 10:02

I received an email about it the other day..... here are the numbers that were listed in the email.........

BE ALERT... IT IS HAPPENING...

People are being targeted by a mobile phone call back scam.

The scammers* call the mobile then hang up before it is answered. The

scammer then relies on the curiosity of the phone owner to call the

number back to find out who was calling. If the number is called a recorded

message tells the caller that they have won a prize and/or they are

directed to phone a 1902 number which has a call rate of around $3 per

minute. Numbers that have been identified as belonging to these phone

scammers include:

02 8404 2235

02 8404 2296

02 8219 0500

02 8303 8320

03 8102 9565

03 8558 0556

03 8558 1441

03 8558 1442

03 8558 1443

03 8558 1444

03 8558 1445

03 8558 1446

03 8558 1447

03 9540 2950

03 9540 5101

03 9540 5189

If you receive a call from one of these numbers do not call back.

There is no prize, just a hefty bill.

If someone calls you and you're not available chances are they'll leave

a message saying who they are and why they're calling.

* apparently the scammers are actually a registered Australian

marketing company & are not doing anything illegal so there is nothing the ACCC can do to stop them.

Dazza_XL · 07-06-2006, 11:31

It's real! Just rang one of the above numbers from the Work Landline!!!
The first number didn't work, was engaged. The second number worked fine... What's next....

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Dazza_XL · 14-06-2006, 07:59

Last night at 10.22pm I missed a call. 0284042207.
It was a pre-recorded message for a dating service. I rang it from the landline this morning.

Woohaha · 14-06-2006, 09:27

We got one of these missed calls messages on our Ambulance Duty phone the other day, same deal, recorded message goin on about a free prize.

nana goat · 14-06-2006, 15:16

yea i only answer my phone if i know the number now!!!

countrygirl18 · 07-08-2007, 16:19

Well for the last 2 weeks we have been getting phone calls (on our landline) off similar numbers but i wasnt here for the first few times they rang, so i rang back coz i thought it would be about a few jobs i applied for. But once i rang back one was engaged and the other had a computer message saying that the phone call is important to them and to stay on the line... so i did.. after 5 minutes i hung up and dad said not to ring again coz it is most probly a hoax. Now that i have heard it ring they only allow the phone to ring twice then hang up.. And we have a private number.. And not all that many people know it.
The numbers are (02) 89154600 and (02) 81983800

We havenyt got the bill yet so i dont know if they have charged us anything or not.. But im guessing they have..
Does anyone know if there is a website you can go into and let people know of these numbers or someone we can ring???

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metal mickey · 07-08-2007, 17:42

if i miss the calls and i dont know the number i wont ring back and if they leave a message i will listen to it but id doubt theyd leave a message on my phone saying ring this number wouldnt ring it back if i dont know the number

Genlll · 08-08-2007, 14:18

I only return calls when I know the number, If I don't know it I just leave it and if the reason the person called is important enough they will ring back.

If any tries to ring me and I don't return the call because I don't know your number or you have changed it keep trying to call I will answer. A lot of the time when I am at work my phone is out of range, there are not too many places where a phone works in the Pilbara.

07-06-2006, 09:39	#1 (permalink)
Billy Status: BeautUtes.com est. 2004 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dumbleyung! Posts: 8,170 Rep Power: 10	MOBILE TELEPHONE SPAM This is Real! Members are advised to exercise caution when responding to a missed call from unfamiliar numbers. The latest mobile spam involves the receipt of a missed call notification from either a Melbourne (8558 1444) or Sydney (8219 0500) number, which prompts recipients to return the call before realising it is unsolicited spam mail. When returning the call, callers are greeted with a recorded message from DC Marketing telling them they have been ‘selected to collect an amazing gift with a value of at least $40’. All they have to do is call a 190 number—at a cost of almost $3 a minute or more from mobiles—to get their individual winner’s code and also be in the running for up to $10 000. There is no clue as to what the ‘gift’ is. Only once the 190 number is called do you find out the gift is a collection of ringtones designed to increase sales. The catch comes after the free ringtones have arrived, when you need to opt out or face a continuing subscription for ringtones costing $4 a week. __________________ Rural Classifieds \| AFL Gear \| Motocross \| V8s \| Bush Swags\| Western Australia\| Utes \| Depression Forum

07-06-2006, 09:42	#2 (permalink)
Random181 Status: September 2006 Best 4x4 Ute! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Adelaide Posts: 3,310 Rep Power: 8	Re: MOBILE TELEPHONE SPAM Gah yeah i've had that a few times, it's a pain in the arse. I rang a couple of times, thinking I'd had a missed call for a job interview or something! Never signed up tho, im over spam sigh And whats also annoying is the texts you get telling you to download ringtones etc.. gah! leave me alone! __________________ Sellaxxar- Level 70 Undead Holy Priest- 1441 Unbuffed heals. Jubei'Thos - Cheese Addicts Anonymous (I know this means nothing to any of you but I'm proud). Last edited by Random181; 07-06-2006 at 09:48.

07-06-2006, 10:02	#3 (permalink)
Tweetie Status: Hardcore Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sale Posts: 1,131 Rep Power: 5	Re: MOBILE TELEPHONE SPAM I received an email about it the other day..... here are the numbers that were listed in the email......... BE ALERT... IT IS HAPPENING... People are being targeted by a mobile phone call back scam. The scammers* call the mobile then hang up before it is answered. The scammer then relies on the curiosity of the phone owner to call the number back to find out who was calling. If the number is called a recorded message tells the caller that they have won a prize and/or they are directed to phone a 1902 number which has a call rate of around $3 per minute. Numbers that have been identified as belonging to these phone scammers include: 02 8404 2235 02 8404 2296 02 8219 0500 02 8303 8320 03 8102 9565 03 8558 0556 03 8558 1441 03 8558 1442 03 8558 1443 03 8558 1444 03 8558 1445 03 8558 1446 03 8558 1447 03 9540 2950 03 9540 5101 03 9540 5189 If you receive a call from one of these numbers do not call back. There is no prize, just a hefty bill. If someone calls you and you're not available chances are they'll leave a message saying who they are and why they're calling. * apparently the scammers are actually a registered Australian marketing company & are not doing anything illegal so there is nothing the ACCC can do to stop them.

07-06-2006, 11:31	#4 (permalink)
Dazza_XL Status: Admin/Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Queensland. The Sunshine State. Posts: 2,575 Rep Power: 10	Re: MOBILE TELEPHONE SPAM It's real! Just rang one of the above numbers from the Work Landline!!! The first number didn't work, was engaged. The second number worked fine... What's next....

14-06-2006, 07:59	#5 (permalink)
Dazza_XL Status: Admin/Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Queensland. The Sunshine State. Posts: 2,575 Rep Power: 10	Re: MOBILE TELEPHONE SPAM Last night at 10.22pm I missed a call. 0284042207. It was a pre-recorded message for a dating service. I rang it from the landline this morning.

14-06-2006, 09:27	#6 (permalink)
Woohaha Status: Not God, just God-like... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Coolup Posts: 1,577 Rep Power: 4	Re: MOBILE TELEPHONE SPAM *We got one of these missed calls messages on our Ambulance Duty phone the other day, same deal, recorded message goin on about a free prize.* __________________ *And I heard a voice in the midst of the four Beasts, and I looked and behold, a pale horse,* *and its name it said on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.* *www.Paull-Warner.com.au*

14-06-2006, 15:16	#7 (permalink)
nana goat Status: Feral Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: toongabbie Posts: 153 Rep Power: 3	Re: MOBILE TELEPHONE SPAM yea i only answer my phone if i know the number now!!! __________________ keep your head up and everythink is otay!!

07-08-2007, 16:19	#8 (permalink)
countrygirl18 Status: Supacallafreakinawesome Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cootamundra Posts: 286 Rep Power: 3	Re: MOBILE TELEPHONE SPAM Well for the last 2 weeks we have been getting phone calls (on our landline) off similar numbers but i wasnt here for the first few times they rang, so i rang back coz i thought it would be about a few jobs i applied for. But once i rang back one was engaged and the other had a computer message saying that the phone call is important to them and to stay on the line... so i did.. after 5 minutes i hung up and dad said not to ring again coz it is most probly a hoax. Now that i have heard it ring they only allow the phone to ring twice then hang up.. And we have a private number.. And not all that many people know it. The numbers are (02) 89154600 and (02) 81983800 We havenyt got the bill yet so i dont know if they have charged us anything or not.. But im guessing they have.. Does anyone know if there is a website you can go into and let people know of these numbers or someone we can ring??? __________________ *Tests have proven that before a fatal car crash, city people say 'oh fck' where as country people say 'hold on to me bundy and watch this for fckin skill'* Established:17th Jan 1988 Made in Australia "THOUGHT 4 THE DAY! Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine, *into your brain & thats where the shitty ideas come from"*

07-08-2007, 17:42	#9 (permalink)
metal mickey Status: CRAZY AND MAD LOL Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: rum capital of australia Posts: 2,392 Rep Power: 6	Re: MOBILE TELEPHONE SPAM if i miss the calls and i dont know the number i wont ring back and if they leave a message i will listen to it but id doubt theyd leave a message on my phone saying ring this number wouldnt ring it back if i dont know the number __________________ RUM SO MUCH MORE THAN A BREAKFAST FOOD

08-08-2007, 14:18	#10 (permalink)
Genlll Status: Exclusive Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mundijong Posts: 428 Rep Power: 4	Re: MOBILE TELEPHONE SPAM I only return calls when I know the number, If I don't know it I just leave it and if the reason the person called is important enough they will ring back. If any tries to ring me and I don't return the call because I don't know your number or you have changed it keep trying to call I will answer. A lot of the time when I am at work my phone is out of range, there are not too many places where a phone works in the Pilbara.