Minty Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Mobile customers are falling victim to a terrifying new scam that leaves them with a giant bill for a phone call they insist they never made. Some victims are being hit with charges of more than £300 for mystery calls lasting up to 12 hours. But they only find out about the calls when they get an itemised bill or receive a text message saying their phone is being blocked due to high usage. In every case seen by Money Mail, the scam begins with the customer receiving a call from an unfamiliar number that starts with 0845 or 0843. The customer never answers — the call typically lasts just a fraction of a second — and it's recorded on their mobile handset as a missed call. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-3560304/The-terrifying-new-mobile-phone-scam-leaves-300-bill-calls-never-made.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob6600 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Interesting if it is specific to IOS or Android phones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noiseboy Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Thats worrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktv303 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 how can your phone get "hacked" simply by getting a missed call? or even a call for that matter? also theres not many phones out there that have a battery life for a 12 hour call. dont know if its the way the story is being told but this has a snopes article written all over it if you know what i mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snuffs99 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 All the more reasons to use Giffgaff IMHO. I'm with ktv though on this and expect a snopes article as soon as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Yeah, no way that's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldringers Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Well , they would have to prove you made the call. What if you called someone while the so called was been made ? therefor proving you can't make 2 calls at once on the same sim. All me arse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob6600 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Only way is someone in collusion working for Voda. They make the missed called and then log an outgoing call which never happened. This may not be possible either but seems like the only way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstocky Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I had heard of one recently where you answer the phone and it auto connects you to a preset phone line which is run at £100 per minute, a lot of calls are min 1 minute so you get hammered for charges. Not sure how true but who knows these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeftron Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Yeah, but unless you are out of the country and therefore on a roaming tariff, you don't pay for incoming calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snuffs99 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I had heard of one recently where you answer the phone and it auto connects you to a preset phone line which is run at £100 per minute, a lot of calls are min 1 minute so you get hammered for charges. Not sure how true but who knows these days Not sure thats true tbh mate, afaik premium rate lines etc are all set by ofcom etc so you cant have a line costing £100/min, just not possible in the UK. This latest "scam" makes out your on the phone for a few hours etc hence why the bill is inflated (£1.50/min x 60 =£90) but i'm still dubious myself and await the snopes thread confirming its bollox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz2905 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Just Vodafone though? Luckily i'm not with them but from now on i'll start checking my bills, normally they just get thrown in a draw unopened. I think in the past some of these scams have involved calls to overseas premium numbers which is why they are so high. International charges and higher charges for premium lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StonerUK Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Tbh this sounds like one of those bullshit posts that are all over FB. Load of bollox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josweet Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I also dismissed this as facebook hoax bollox, however i see this today.. Im not worried though.. im on pay as u go & my daughter has a cap on Virgin mobile http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3568969/Disabled-pensioner-charged-289-eight-hour-call-never-mobile-drawer-70-miles-away-victims-hit-new-phone-scam.html?ito=social-facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 The daily mail eh....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josweet Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 The daily mail eh....lol look at the face of innocence. Notice the brace on her arm.. thats from holding the phone for 12 fucking hours ! Photoshoppers , you may begin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktv303 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Those pillows don't match that couch!!!...... Be on your way ya fuckin witch! !!!!! !!!!! sent from my phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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