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  • The weird scam call

    From Arelor@618:250/24 to Jas Hud on Mon Jul 22 03:11:43 2024
    Re: The weird scam call
    By: Jas Hud to Arelor on Sun Jul 21 2024 05:25 pm

    is that even possible for a 3rd party to charge on a cellphone bill?

    i dont think that's possible nowadays.
    they used to do that on land line phones. I would just say take that stuff off my bill.

    I suspect it is possible, but ISPs in Spain are very paranoid so if anybody reports a fraudulent charge they will likely put the charging agency in a blacklist.


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  • From Digimaus@618:618/1 to Jas Hud on Fri Jul 26 16:50:04 2024
    Jas Hud wrote to Arelor <=-

    is that even possible for a 3rd party to charge on a cellphone bill?

    Yes as the billing is still handles in the same way it was back in the day. 900 numbers and area code scams are
    less common but they're still around, especially overseas where landlines are still very much alive and well.

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  • From Jas Hud@618:250/1 to Digimaus on Fri Jul 26 18:16:47 2024
    To: Digimaus
    Re: Re: The weird scam call
    By: Digimaus to Jas Hud on Fri Jul 26 2024 04:50 pm

    From Newsgroup: micronet.chat.general

    Jas Hud wrote to Arelor <=-

    is that even possible for a 3rd party to charge on a cellphone bill?

    Yes as the billing is still handles in the same way it was back in the day. 900 numbers and area code scams are
    less common but they're still around, especially overseas where landlines are still very much alive and well.


    is it really handled the same way though? i'm pretty sure if i called one of those numbers my carrier would just reject it.
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  • From Digimaus@618:618/1 to Jas Hud on Sun Jul 28 17:31:45 2024
    Jas Hud wrote to Digimaus <=-

    is it really handled the same way though? i'm pretty sure if i called
    one of those numbers my carrier would just reject it.

    I've been told by people I trust who work in the telco business it
    still works the same but I have no personal experience.

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