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08-02-2008, 11:17 PM
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AU Falcon
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Victoria
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The most random thing happened.
I was at home at 8.30 tonight, i heard the phone rang (at my parents house where i live), i picked up and i hear 'this is a telstra voice Txt message ect ect message: 'I f''n crashed my car and i have a huge chunk outa my leg'. Ok. Random. I got the persons number and messaged them saying, ok, i dont have your number and neigher do my parents. Who is this? They replied an hour later 'James'. 'ok this sounds suss, i know many people named james!' i replied. We think its a telimarketing scam or something so we call back and a hospital answers asking if we can donate money. but we havent called yet. Any one else have calls like this? |
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08-02-2008, 11:19 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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you realise that you could have just been charged $49 per minute for ringing the number you just rang.
that IS the scam. |
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08-02-2008, 11:20 PM
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Beaver fever
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the lunatic asslyum
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Ok thats disgusting if thats what hospitals are doing. Even worse if its a telemarketer.
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08-02-2008, 11:25 PM
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AU Falcon
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Victoria
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Na the thing is that it is a mobile number, and this person has 1c Text so they must be with telstra, which is even more strange.
And yeah i havent called yet.. |
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08-02-2008, 11:25 PM
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not here much anymore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sthn NSW
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I find it highly unlikely that any telemarkter or similar would do something THAT low.
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08-02-2008, 11:28 PM
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The Duke
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Central Coast NSW
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Foreign accent by any chance?
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08-02-2008, 11:34 PM
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AU Falcon
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Victoria
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Parents dont want me to. If he replies im going to reply through TXT saying 'go tell someone who cares and take your charitiys elsewhere' or around those lines. Who would do that and not say the last name. James is in the top 10 most common names. :S |
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09-02-2008, 12:10 AM
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XBCoupeGuy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Adelaide, Northern Suburbs
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I tend to agree that you will be charged premium rates if you do return the call.
The telecommunications ombudsman loves to hear about scams like this. It's a variation on the old scam where they send you a text message telling you to urgently call a number. You then get charged $100+ a minute when you call it. |
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09-02-2008, 02:49 AM
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King of the Fairy's.
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: CeeeeeTown.
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Could be a scam.
I had a similar thing happen. I was sitting at my desk here on the net and my mobile rang once before whoever rang hungup. So I looked at the number and didn't recognise it and thought this is a bit fishy. So I googled the number (Could have been a business listen somewhere) and found out that alot of other people where getting called by that number and when you call back you get a recording trying to sell you something.
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09-02-2008, 03:06 AM
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You dig, we stick!
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Well, would it be a good idea to post these numbers for other members to see?
And if its a scam, do we have a right not to pay any stupid bill, if we call this number? |
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09-02-2008, 03:26 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: perth
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yes still (as money n time permit) doing the rebuilding the zh fairlane with a clevo 400m 4v heads injected whipple blown with aode 4 speed trans to a 9" ....... we'll get there eventually just remember don't be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark...Professionals built the Titanic! I have taken up meditation... at least it's better than sitting around doing nothing !! |
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09-02-2008, 08:29 AM
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FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
 Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bibra Lake WA
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It's a claimed emergency so advise the police of the details - they will deal with it one way or another and if it is a hoax or scam someone might end up in real hot water.
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09-02-2008, 11:43 AM
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AU Falcon
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Victoria
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Well, they only said 'james' Yeah it was strange because it came up with a number like 13927572894 or such and it was a txt message to my home phone, so that doesnt really help, il type the mobile number in google if it has happened to anyone else. But yeah we usually dont get numbers when people call, which is stranger.. |
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09-02-2008, 09:35 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: ACT
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Google the number and see what comes up...
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Most random thing happened just then.
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