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| 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> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
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 -- "As long as there is this book [Koran] there will be no peace in the world" -William Gladstone, four times PM of Great Britain http://www.siotw.org/ http://www.australianlibertyalliance.org.au/
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