Buzz Billsberry Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Received from work today: IT MAY APPLY 2 U If you receive a phone call on your mobile from any person, saying that they are a company engineer, or informing you 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 friends as you can to prevent it. Regards Buzz Quote
adhawkins Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Can't say for definite, but this sounds b*****k* to me. Sorry. Andy Quote
Buzz Billsberry Posted October 8, 2004 Author Posted October 8, 2004 Can't say for definite, but this sounds b*****k* to me. Sorry. Andy Could be Andy but it was a public information service just in case Buzz Quote
Blatman Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Essex Chamber of Commerce think it's real enough. Read this, near the bottom of the page... Quote
Buzz Billsberry Posted October 8, 2004 Author Posted October 8, 2004 Essex Chamber of Commerce think it's real enough. Read this, near the bottom of the page... the 419's a classic!! Buzz Quote
adhawkins Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Essex Chamber of Commerce think it's real enough. Read this, near the bottom of the page... That's more for people behind telephone switches I think, what you're in effect doing is transferring the caller to an outside line. He then make a call (to Outer Mongolia or some 0898 number) and it appears on your company phone bill... Andy Quote
adhawkins Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Can't say for definite, but this sounds b*****k* to me. Sorry. Andy Could be Andy but it was a public information service just in case Buzz Yes, true enough. But it's like all the fake virus warning that used to fly around. In the end, the warning itself is the virus... Andy Quote
Blatman Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 That's more for people behind telephone switches I think, In which case, I'm glad that A) Buzz posted it, and B) that I checked it out on Google. There are two mobile phones in our house that operate behind switchboards, so it's relevant and useful... Quote
Buzz Billsberry Posted October 8, 2004 Author Posted October 8, 2004 Can't say for definite, but this sounds b*****k* to me. Sorry. Andy Could be Andy but it was a public information service just in case Buzz Yes, true enough. But it's like all the fake virus warning that used to fly around. In the end, the warning itself is the virus... Andy Andy were you and Blats born in the same nest? It's like paging the bleeding Oracle! Buzz Quote
adhawkins Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Side? Since when was there a side? Seriously though, while I'm all for giving people a 'heads up' about stuff like this, it really did cause huge problems when all the fake virus warnings were flying around. The volume of e-mail traffic went up noticeably, and that just goes to show that the fakes were successful. Andy Quote
Buzz Billsberry Posted October 9, 2004 Author Posted October 9, 2004 Ok so how do you know this isn't a fake posting? after all you and blats(who incidentally is on myside ) did reply to it! and turned it into 12 replies thread!! Buzz Quote
Muttleys V8 Posted October 9, 2004 Posted October 9, 2004 Let me put everyones mind at rest. I may not be good at talking about engines and stuff, but I do know a bit about mobiles and the like. It is not possible to access anybodys phone memory or SIM unless you actually have the phone or SIM in your hand and can copy the memory via IR or Bluetooth or you take the SIM out a use a SIM copier......... Trust me, I'm an account director for one of the networks. Play in peace........ Steve Quote
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