Beware of new telephone fraud

[chrismith33]

http://www.alphatalk.com/scam_alert.asp

check this out might save u some cash!!

 

[nara]

It's a hoax alert: http://www.hoax-slayer.com/premium-phone-rate-hoax.html
(see example 2)

Relax, your cash is safe. It suits companies like alpha talk to spread this kind of thing.

"£20.00 per minute premium rate tariffs do not exist - the highest premium rate tariff available is £1.50 per minute."

"As the ICSTIS press release states, these messages contain false information and should not be forwarded. Sending such bogus warnings to others is a waste of bandwidth and helps nobody."

"In the real incident, callers were charged at the maximum allowable rate of £1.50 per minute, not £20.00 per minute as claimed in the bogus warning. Also, callers were only charged for the actual time of the call, not a five-minute minimum even if they disconnected immediately. In November 2005, the company was fined by the ICSTIS and barred from running any prize type service for 12 months.

For more information about premium rate services in the United Kingdom, visit the ICSTIS Website"

 

[narz]

Thanks for the clarification narabdela!

 

[menacez]

Thanks for the clarification narabdela!

The amount of times there have been these types of issues and it turns out to be a hoax is incredible!

Scarey though, you might not be convinced until one day it happens!! Better to be safe then sorry m8s

 

[chad]

chears lads