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Re: FW: Warning!



It was on BBC Breakfast News yesterday along with other Mobile Phone scams.
Said it was the six of this type this year.

While it may not have come from Car Phone Warehouse I do not think it's a
hoax.

Thanks

M.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] FW: Warning!


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 2:45 PM
> Subject: Carphone Warehouse Scam message is a Hoax....
>
>
> > This Scam Message is a hoax.
> >
> > The message simply wastes bandwidth in corporate e-mail systems.
> >
> > I have personally spoken t  the Carphone Warehouse's Customer
Care
> > Department.
> >
> > They have received numerous calls this morning t  verify the
story, and
> can
> > confirm that this message did *not* come from David Ross, and is
*not*
> from
> > the Carphone Warehouse.
> >
> > This Scam has been writent about in the Times today, however,
Carphone
> > Warehouse are not certain that it was true at any time.
> >
> > Good Advice is to treat Mobile Phones, or the Internet like any
other
> media:
> > if someone walked up to you in the street and asked you to phone
a
number,
> > you would not do so.
> >
> > Please inform the person that sent you this message that it is a
verified
> > hoax. Do *NOT* send this message "to everyone you know"
as this will
> simply
> > cause yet more e-mail traffic.
> >
> > The Carphone Warehouse have provided a number to call for those
who seek
> > independent verification that this hoax did *not* originate with
them.
The
> > Press Office may be contacted on 0845 6041207
> >
> > Ian Lowe,
> > Director,
> > Wintermute Consultancy Ltd
> > http://www.wintermute-ltd.com
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > Subject: FW: Mobile phone scam
> > >
> > >   > ATTENTION all mobile users: Mobile scam SMS
> > > > >
> > > > > "All,
> > > > >
> > > > > There is a brand new mobile phone scam going
around that
> > > > > comes  in the form of a SMS.
> > > > >
> > > > > The message will say something along the lines of
"Please
> > > > > Call me on 09011500065 Urgent" it will say it
is from "KB"
> > > > >
> > > > > Do not call this number, it is premium rate number
charged
> > > > > At ?5:00 per minute.
> > > > >
> > > > > Also when you call it you will get an engaged
tone; this is
> > > > > Not a real engaged tone it is simply a recorded
sound that
> > > > > Will make you call again, and again, and you are
CHARGED!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Please pass this message on t  all your
friends."
> > > > >
> > > > > Best regards
> > > > > David Ross
> > > > > Carphone Warehouse
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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