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Re: Phone call..

From felix <me@nothere.invalid>
Newsgroups aus.computers, aus.tv
Subject Re: Phone call..
Date 2016-04-28 09:23 +1000
Message-ID <dod07hF85n0U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <dobe9aF792U1@mid.individual.net> <dobq5uF35llU1@mid.individual.net> <nfqrol$r6v$1@dont-email.me> <docq7lF708aU1@mid.individual.net> <9ge2ibts53dq8nln5ptgriavaphd7f8ugq@4ax.com>

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On 28-April-2016 8:24 AM, Petzl wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Apr 2016 07:45:25 +1000, Sylvia Else
> <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote:
>
>> On 28/04/2016 3:13 AM, BruceS wrote:
>>> On 04/27/2016 06:38 AM, Sylvia Else wrote:
>>>> On 27/04/2016 7:11 PM, felix wrote:
>>>>> On 27-April-2016 5:07 PM, Sylvia Else wrote:
>>>>>> On 27/04/2016 3:52 PM, felix wrote:
>>>>>>> Seems I am in serious trouble. there was a message on the answering
>>>>>>> machine from a gentleman from the ATO with an Anglo-Saxon name but
>>>>>>> curiously an Indian accent, who sternly informed me that I had a
>>>>>>> substantial taxation debt, and legal action had been commenced against
>>>>>>> me, and my arrest was pending, and I should get back to him asap to
>>>>>>> prevent my impending doom. I guess I had better do that post hast
>>>>>>> then..  :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> And where's the return number?
>>>>> here it is..  02 60642057   are you going to ring up and 'give them some
>>>>> curry'? :) and where can we report these scammers?
>>>> Federal police, perhaps.
>>> We get those over here, too.  They'll claim to be from the IRS, but get
>>> the name a bit wrong.  Apparently, many people fall for these scams.
>>> I've kept recordings of a couple of these calls and reported them
>>> (there's a web page for it), but nobody ever got back to me so I
>>> suspect there's nothing to be done.
>> If the supplied number turns out to be redirected to a number in India,
>> then other then getting the number disconnected, it's probably difficult
>> for the authorities to do more.
>>
>> Sylvia.
> Scammers are getting quite elaborate
> If you place a call and don't hang up the other phone won't
> disconnect.

that's exactly what happened! I picked up another phone and it said 
'line in use'. It was an hour or so later so I hope I was not being billed!

> Scammer "Your Bank needs you to call suspicious activity"
>
> Scammer doesn't hang-up plays dial tone when you pick up phone
> After you dial Scammer plays "ring ring ring" then "picks up"
> And introduces themselves as your bank and so on.

wow! that's worth knowing. thanks for the heads up

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                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-04-29 08:59 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-04-29 05:12 +0000
                Re: Phone call.. BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-29 09:56 -0600
                Re: Phone call.. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-04-29 16:57 +0000
                Re: Phone call.. BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-29 14:49 -0600
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-04-30 10:02 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-04-30 10:57 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-04-30 12:03 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-04-30 12:17 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-01 10:23 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-05-01 11:11 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-01 11:31 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-05-02 06:08 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-02 11:00 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-02 11:27 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. alvey <currently@large.com.au> - 2016-05-02 12:52 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-02 13:17 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-02 13:21 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-03 11:25 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-03 15:23 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-05-02 14:48 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-02 18:13 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-05-02 14:45 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-02 18:14 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-05-03 07:44 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-02 09:36 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-02 09:30 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-04-30 20:23 +0000
                Re: Phone call.. BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-01 16:08 -0600
                Re: Phone call.. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-05-02 18:19 +0000
                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-02 09:21 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-02 09:17 -0600
                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-03 04:15 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-04-30 14:13 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-01 16:12 -0600
                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-02 08:31 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-01 16:51 -0600
                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-02 09:33 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-02 09:22 -0600
                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-03 04:18 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-05-02 18:32 +0000
                Re: Phone call.. BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-03 15:23 -0600
                Re: Phone call.. "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2016-05-04 12:29 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-04 16:33 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-05-04 16:53 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-04 19:34 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-05-05 07:07 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-05 09:23 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-05 14:22 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-05-05 14:34 +1000
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                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-05 15:15 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-05 16:43 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-05 14:41 -0600
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                Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-05-06 10:47 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-06 14:19 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. "Dechucka" <Dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-06 08:25 +1000
                Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-05-06 10:12 +1000
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          Re: Phone call.. Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-04-28 16:31 +1000
            Re: Phone call.. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-04-28 17:55 +1000
  Re: Phone call.. Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-04-27 17:07 +1000
    Re: Phone call.. felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-04-27 19:11 +1000
      Re: Phone call.. Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-04-27 22:38 +1000
        Re: Phone call.. BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-27 11:13 -0600
          Re: Phone call.. Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-04-28 07:45 +1000
            Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-04-28 08:24 +1000
              Re: Phone call.. felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-04-28 09:23 +1000
              Re: Phone call.. BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-28 07:59 -0600
          Re: Phone call.. felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-04-28 09:57 +1000
      Re: Phone call.. Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-04-28 07:09 +1000
      Re: Phone call.. SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2016-04-28 19:32 +1000
  Re: Phone call.. "Andy" <woof@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-27 22:35 +1000
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