How can it cost so much to connect to a 03* number? They're Tokyo local,
right? Not on Mars I assume. Does the party on the other end have some method
to decide how much you the caller have to pay to connect? Seems like the
providers are partly to blame in this scam. Nobody's actually having to pay
that amount, I hope. If I had an i-mode phone, I'd call each number in the
list, several times, just to see how high I could rack up the charges...Storm
into the office with a million yen phone bill...start raising some serious
gaijin hell....
--Jason
--- Marc Printz <Marc.Printz@724.com> wrote:
> I think its more an interesting hoax actually.
> A hoax following precisely the same pattern went around in Germany last
> month or so.
> Different phone numbers though :-)
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thomas O'Dowd [mailto:tom@nooper.com]
> > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 3:28 PM
> > To: Keitai List
> > Subject: (keitai-l) interesting scam
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > We were talking about spam email before and then got onto the subject
> > of cases where you're phone would ring once and when you'd call the
> > number back, you'd get a message. Well, it seems to be becoming a bit
> > of a problem... 100,000 yen ouch!
> >
> > > Problem: Extremely high charge (reportedly approx. JPY 100,000 per
> > > call) which is very difficult to recover.
> > >
> > > Description: You receive a call from one of the numbers on
> > the list (a
> > > number is displayed upon receipt) which hangs up on the
> > first ring or right
> > > after you pick up the call, leaving an entry in " Received
> > Record ". Calling
> > > back to this number, intentionally or inadvertently, even
> > for a fraction of
> > > time imposes a large amount of usage charge on your bill
> > (Once connected,
> > > you will hear a tape-recorded voice message).
> > >
> > > Numbers identified as part of this scam:
> > >
> > > 03-3227-2828 03-3984-6761 03-5724-2929
> > > 03-3280-7660 03-5340-8877 052-733-1288
> > > 03-3355-7550 03-5340-9330 052-733-1551
> > > 03-3444-6555 03-5340-9381 052-733-8488
> > > 03-3444-6710 03-5340-9382 052-735-7300
> > > 03-3446-0990 03-5348-4441 0534-27-3172
> > > 03-3446-4567 03-5391-7600 06-4968-3114
> > > 03-3448-4760 03-5420-4466 06-6300-0702
> > > 03-3551-4330 03-5423-2570 06-6301-1999
> > > 03-3793-7552 03-5679-7844 06-6301-7778
> > > 03-3851-4141 03-5679-7848
> > >
> > > *More numbers may exist
> > >
> > > Resolution: Ignore calls from any of the numbers listed
> > above and DO NOT
> > > call back. Best practice is never to call a
> > number that you
> > > do not know.
> > >
> > > Status: The problem has been confirmed, but yet to be
> > officially recognized
> > > by mobile phone providers and is currently under investigation.
> >
> > --
> > Thomas O'Dowd. - Nooping - http://nooper.com
> > tom_at_nooper.com - Testing - http://nooper.co.jp/labs
> >
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