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ron
 Post subject: Santa phone calls
PostPosted: 2004-12-10 12:54:39
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Hi I got a Santa from Lapland phone call. Would pressing 9 cost
anything(other than my time)? Quite fancy winding them up if I get another
one. It will help pass the time while I sit here with a broken leg.
Thanks Ron


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sean
 Post subject: Santa phone calls
PostPosted: 2004-12-10 13:48:11
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ron wrote:
> Hi I got a Santa from Lapland phone call. Would pressing 9 cost
> anything(other than my time)? Quite fancy winding them up if I get another
> one. It will help pass the time while I sit here with a broken leg.
> Thanks Ron
>
>

I got this. I wonder if they can charge you for pressing 9... Maybe its
like reverse charge


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SteBar
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PostPosted: 2004-12-10 17:50:30
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ron wrote in message
news:31tkkfF3g9ajoU1@individual.net...
> Hi I got a Santa from Lapland phone call. Would pressing 9 cost
> anything(other than my time)? Quite fancy winding them up if I get another
> one. It will help pass the time while I sit here with a broken leg.
> Thanks Ron
>

No it wont cost you anything at all. You will probably get connected to a
sales person trying to sell you a holiday or something similar. -
Steve B.


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Lurch
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PostPosted: 2004-12-10 20:09:20
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On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:50:30 +0000 (UTC), SteBar
strung together this:

>No it wont cost you anything at all. You will probably get connected to a
>sales person trying to sell you a holiday or something similar. -
>Steve B.
>
Not according to Watchdog, good old full of shit Al told us all the
other night that pressing 9 connects you to a premium rate number.
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omney
 Post subject: Santa phone calls
PostPosted: 2004-12-10 22:07:39
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Lurch wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:50:30 +0000 (UTC), SteBar
> strung together this:
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>
>>No it wont cost you anything at all. You will probably get connected to a
>>sales person trying to sell you a holiday or something similar. -
>>Steve B.
>>
>
> Not according to Watchdog, good old full of shit Al told us all the
> other night that pressing 9 connects you to a premium rate number.


Rubbish! See www.theregister.co.uk/2003/12/08/dial 9 scam snares wilts/


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Lurch
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PostPosted: 2004-12-10 22:42:50
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On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 22:07:39 +0000, omney strung
together this:

>> Not according to Watchdog, good old full of shit Al told us all the
>> other night that pressing 9 connects you to a premium rate number.
>
>
>Rubbish! See www.theregister.co.uk/2003/12/08/dial 9 scam snares wilts/

Thats what I said, in a somewhat sarcastic way. Perhaps I should have
been more clear. Apologies for any confusion.
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dtren@my-deja.com
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PostPosted: 2004-12-15 02:53:23
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>Rubbish! See
www.theregister.co.uk/2003/12/08/dial 9 scam snares wilts/>

Um all that says is that the premium rate number wont cost you
hundreds.

It could still connect you to a standard premium rate number at Ł1.50
a minute

I know they are supposed to warn you that you are being connected to
such a number. It doesnt mean that they do.


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dtren@my-deja.com
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PostPosted: 2004-12-15 03:14:40
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oops forget my earlier reply - missed a bit of the article

I would guess if you do press 9 youll either get through to a sales
person (more likely in Florida than Lapland) or to a recorded message
asking you to phone a probably (normal) premium rate number, with or
without a warning of its cost

My call said Id won a holiday to Disney World AND a Bahamas cruise. I
ignored it.


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