Another scam...
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esselte

Original Poster:

14,626 posts

297 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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at least I think it is....I had a text this afternoon asking me to phone a number "+43820899510" (Austrian number?)to arrange delivery of a large parcel, the sender was 07810243717...it purported to be from "Interntional (sic) Parcel Deliveries.....anyone else had this? I suppose the number is a premium line sort of number and the call will cost £gazillions...

sunbeam_alpine

7,249 posts

218 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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You fool!

Don't you read the papers?

Father Christmas is taking a year off, and has subbed the job out to the cheapest bidder. They've blown it by starting early.

You've just failed to claim your christmas presents!

Edited by sunbeam_alpine on Sunday 5th October 21:00

Tango7

693 posts

256 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Could be like the one reported last week where you ring a number (looks like a standard mobile one) and it just keeps ringing - unbeknownst to you, the ringing tone you are listening to is a recording and you are being charged for a premium rate call... I never bother calling these things at all. If they want to speak to me, they will call back!

Flintstone

8,644 posts

277 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Just Google the number. It's a long running scam.

esselte

Original Poster:

14,626 posts

297 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Flintstone said:
Just Google the number. It's a long running scam.
Yep I've just seen it on whocallsme.com