(keitai-l) interesting scam

From: Thomas O'Dowd <tom_at_nooper.com>
Date: 11/30/01
Message-ID: <20011130152742.O17132@beast.uwillsee.com>
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
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Received on Fri Nov 30 08:33:24 2001