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priceless1
Wandering Member
Post Number:
285
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 09:14 am: |   |
I just received this email from one of our cover designers and thought it a prudent thing to pass along. I normally don't do this, but since it happened directly to him, I knew it wasn't a fake.
Watch your phone bill for a scam charge from something called Integretel...
they have a client called "FAQ900.com" that downloads a dialer thru the internet, then connects to a 900 number that dials a $40.00 charge to your phone bill without you even knowing about it! I got caught today for a charge made on July 3rd!
Lynn
behlerpublications.com
lynnprice.net
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Trina Green
Wandering Member
Post Number:
123
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 11:31 am: | |
My son experienced that, I ended up with a seven hundred dollar bill. The online number which was listed as a local number, was switched to an overseas exchange. Thankfully the phone company cleared my account of the charge. |
Jennifer Lynn
Unity Member
Post Number:
1362
Registered: 03-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 06:20 pm: | |
I noticed a popup a few days ago that was some sort of 900 dialer.. it came up so fast asking if I wanted to install it. To a casual eye, it could have been a program needed for a particular website, but it was the 900 thingy that caught my eye. I clicked 'no' and quickly closed the window.
Jennifer Lynn
www.jenniferlynn.ca |
John Akins (Unregistered Guest)
Work-in-progress guest
Posted From: 02-188.154.popsite.net
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 07:21 pm: | |
We got the same kind of unknown fraudulent charge for NOTHING in our latest SBC telephone bill received today, August 19 -- for $40 for 2 minutes. We will be contacting SBC tomorrow with refusal to pay this charge, and will ask for 900 blocking, available in Missouri. |
Sharon D. Martin
Wandering Member
Post Number:
165
Registered: 03-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2004 - 04:30 pm: | |
Thanks for the information. I had no clue.
Sharon |
Pacwriter
Unity Member
Post Number:
1584
Registered: 04-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2004 - 06:27 pm: | |
vmail premium by USA VOICEMAIL will hit your bill also for $12.95
came on my last Alltel phone bill
http://www.pacwriter.netfirms.com/ |
Judith Garmon (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted From: h245.61.40.69.ip.alltel.net
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 13, 2004 - 11:06 am: | |
Watch your telephone bill (My provider: Alltel) for $12.95 charge "on behalf of USA VOICEMAIL. It's a scam. Operator Assistance Network at 800/354-9888 removed the charge.}} |
Robert LaCasse (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted From: ip5-208.vancbc01g01.dialup.ca.telus.com
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 05:15 pm: | |
I got a fiirst additional charge Mon, Aug 23 PSYCHICPRE M6
Total 900 Charges 23.94
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I "Google" traced these guys to a website | http://psychicpredictionsbush.psychic-powers.biz | and tracerouted:
Tracing route to 69.5.160.98
50 bytes from 69.5.160.98: time=272 ms
Hop Avg Diff AddressOfficial name:
16 240 -12 69.5.160.98 psychicpredictionsbush.psychic-powers.biz
End time 09/29/04 15:09:53
host reached
psychicpredictionsbush.psychic-powers.biz
IP address: 69.5.160.98
I use all the Adware for my registry and computer and NAV and Mcafee for Virus and smtp mailers, this is definetely not the usual voice call method of 800/900 reroute scam. And since I use dial-up. it can only be a cookie/silent smtp dialer if possible.
Unfortunately this SMTP Dialer if exist, is not known to N.A.V. or Mcafee virscanners or BPS/Lavasoft spyware removers yet, so it is deemed non existant, and can only be claimed charge from some idiot.
ThanX in Advance
Triad Productions-Fantalla(c)~EZine~ParaNovel
National Association of Assault Research
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