RE: Fw: Carphone Warehouse Scam message is a Hoax....

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

W.R.T. the statement "if someone walked up t  you in the street and
asked
you to phone a number, you would not do so." ... I must disagree with
this.
I frequently get business clients calling or texting my mobile and leaving
messages to call them - I would have been suspicious at an 09xx number but
it is not uncommon for me t  have to call clients on roaming numbers such
as
07071 etc.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mjkeay@xxxxxxx [mailto:mjkeay@xxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Matthew Keay
> Sent: 26 July 2001 17:40
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Fw: Carphone Warehouse Scam message is a
Hoax....
>
>
> Are you sure this is a hoax? i hate to waste further bandwidth on the
> subject, however did receive and confirm an email from BT Cellnet
> highlighting the issue 2 days ago.
> Although no idea where the Carphonewarehouse idea came from..
>
> Matthew.
>
>
> Phil Harris wrote:
> >
> > Then I stand corrected and appologise for wasting peoples time...
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ian Lowe [mailto:ian@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 26 July 2001 11:59
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Fw: Carphone Warehouse Scam message is a
Hoax....
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- 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 to
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 t day,
> 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 t  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. D  *NOT* send this message "t  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
>
>
>
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