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Fradulent phone calls  [message #22916] Tue, 16 November 2004 22:50 Go to previous message
timmy

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I have just received a call here in the UK allegedly oroignating from "Holiday Awards" whose address may be 1701 Highway 17922, orlando, Florida 32810, who may also be "VIP [holidays or travel]"

Whitepages does find a "VIP" at that zip code

It was a recorded message. It said "You have won a prize. press 9 on your phone now to be transferred to an agent to hear details"

I pressed 9. I was unable to get the call off my loine for 20 minutes. The caller, you see "holds" the line, so they captured my phone line.

I phones my phone company to report a nuisance call (my phone is barred from receiving marketing calls). Then the news got bad

"When you pressed 9, sir, you actually made a call to a premium rate number. It will appear on your bill. Many of these calls are fraudulent"

I now have to prove that the call was fraudulent and dispute my bill! And some rip off merchant has my money, presumably.

Is anyone able to validate this address for me?


Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
 
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