(keitai-l) Re: interesting sc-->pam

It is like the spam frenzy is turning out to be a dos attack.  The idea that it may bite the spamsters in the ass is nice poetic
justice.

If only somebody would give these guys one of those cute dachshund puppy Tokyoites like to parade on the weekends, then just maybe
that would win their hearts over to the appeal of a kinder, gentler humanity.  <barf>

Christian


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Lester" <paul_lester@lincmedia.co.jp>
To: <keitai-l@appelsiini.net>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 3:42 PM
Subject: (keitai-l) Re: interesting sc-->pam


> EEK....That scam is evil.
>
>     On the topic of scam.  c--->p makes spam.
>
>     J-Phone email is going to shambles.  But today I'm having problems
> with DoCoMo.  1 out of 2 mails I sent  seemed to not be  arriving.  They did arrive, albeit
> about an hour late.  At least that's much better than the J-sky problems.
>
>     (I'm only talking about outside server -> phone... NOT phone -> phone)
>
>     At least my TuKa isn't getting spammed yet.....  Hopefully never because of
> the small market share.
>
>     Hopefully these problems will go away when spammers stop being
> able to spam after they overload all email systems.
>
> Thomas O'Dowd wrote:
>
> > 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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