WARNING - SCAM

[tezz7628]

seen scams mentioned on here before, so thought i'd tell you about something happened today

mobile phone rings a couple of times, just long enough to hear it, but not enough to answer it, therefore leaves no. for you to ring back, if curious

i did this and message says "please wait while we connect you"

alarm bells started ringing in my head and i hung up

my service virgin has just started showing no's you dial on its statement page so i look it up and it says i've dialled a premium rate no. luckily only costing 5p for the time i was on about 3 secs

sent an email off to virgin asking about this they have adviced me to use icstis.org.uk to locate no. etc

the no. looks like a ordinary mobile no. 07099806242

if i'm right in what i'm looking up you could be charged £1-50 a minute to cure your curiosity

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[chrizzy100]

I get the same thing on mine...just a number to call back in my voice mail...as if I'd do that with no other info...I only use my moble for a few weeks a year anyway...its not turned on for months on end...

[Robert5988]

There was a similar scam where you ring back and after a click the phone rings. However it is not ringing but you are listening to a recording of a phone ringing - at £1.50 a min.

[sundowner]

Had this once on our house phone, and you couldn't hang up. Called BT and they got it sorted.