Post by lennie on Jun 26, 2006 19:23:36 GMT -5
CSA is Child Support Agency
Fraud Prevention Team Alert - Warning to phone users 23 June 2006
CSA staff should be aware of a phone based 'scam' currently operating in Australia.
The scam is usually directed at mobile phones and operates as follows:
1. The mobile phone will record a missed call
2. The mobile phone user will call back the missed number; this
call is to an 'internet' number and can cost the mobile phone
user a $50 fee.
3. The first number has a recorded message informing that you
have won $40 and that you need to call another number which is supplied in order to collect, when this number is called the user is then billed a further $50 fee.
These calls are not expected via the CSA Client queue numbers but may impact on CSA staff issues with a CSA mobile phone or those who have a personal mobile phone.
If you receive a call on your personal mobile phone from any of the numbers below please contact your State Police Service.
> >Identified phone numbers involved in this activity
> >(02) 8219 0500
> >(02) 8303 8320
> >(02) 8303 8321
> >(02) 8404 2201
> >(02) 8404 2203
> >(02) 8404 2213
> >(02) 8404 2215
> >(02) 8404 2235
> >(02) 8404 2236
> >(02) 8404 2245
> >(02) 8404 2296
> >(02) 8404 2298
> >(03) 8102 9565
> >(03) 8558 0556
> >(03) 8558 1441
> >(03) 8558 1442
> >(03) 8558 1443
> >(03) 8558 1444
> >(03) 8558 1445
> >(03) 8558 1446
> >(03) 8558 1447
> >(03) 9540 2950
> >(03) 9540 5100
> >(03) 9540 5101
> >(03) 9540 5187
> >(03) 9540 5189
> >(03) 9855 2913
[glow=red,2,300]I have friends who have already been caught out[/glow]
Fraud Prevention Team Alert - Warning to phone users 23 June 2006
CSA staff should be aware of a phone based 'scam' currently operating in Australia.
The scam is usually directed at mobile phones and operates as follows:
1. The mobile phone will record a missed call
2. The mobile phone user will call back the missed number; this
call is to an 'internet' number and can cost the mobile phone
user a $50 fee.
3. The first number has a recorded message informing that you
have won $40 and that you need to call another number which is supplied in order to collect, when this number is called the user is then billed a further $50 fee.
These calls are not expected via the CSA Client queue numbers but may impact on CSA staff issues with a CSA mobile phone or those who have a personal mobile phone.
If you receive a call on your personal mobile phone from any of the numbers below please contact your State Police Service.
> >Identified phone numbers involved in this activity
> >(02) 8219 0500
> >(02) 8303 8320
> >(02) 8303 8321
> >(02) 8404 2201
> >(02) 8404 2203
> >(02) 8404 2213
> >(02) 8404 2215
> >(02) 8404 2235
> >(02) 8404 2236
> >(02) 8404 2245
> >(02) 8404 2296
> >(02) 8404 2298
> >(03) 8102 9565
> >(03) 8558 0556
> >(03) 8558 1441
> >(03) 8558 1442
> >(03) 8558 1443
> >(03) 8558 1444
> >(03) 8558 1445
> >(03) 8558 1446
> >(03) 8558 1447
> >(03) 9540 2950
> >(03) 9540 5100
> >(03) 9540 5101
> >(03) 9540 5187
> >(03) 9540 5189
> >(03) 9855 2913
[glow=red,2,300]I have friends who have already been caught out[/glow]