he was told we had won a all exspences trip to the carabean now i know its a con theres no such thing as a free lunch ,they asked him to press 9 to accept before i got down stairs he had done this im just wondering by doing this were gonna get a bill for £10 or something.
2006-10-20 02:36:52 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Land Phones
You might want to phone your telephone company and explain the situation ASAP
2006-10-20 02:38:17 · answer #1 · answered by Mary Smith 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No. What you're referring to is a hoax thing where people claim to have been called, then when they press 9 they're passed onto a premium rate number. The thing is, this is technically impossible and even if it were possible, it would be illegal in the UK.
In order to call a premium rate number, you must actually dial 09xxxxxxxxxx yourself.
The "press 9" trick is because it's an automated system calling you, and they don't want to pass your call onto a real person in their call centre if it's your answering machine. So they ask you to press 9. If it's an answering machine, it won't press anything!
2006-10-20 09:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by Xexyz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Register your phone number with TPS (Telephone Preference Service) straightaway at www.tps.org.uk. That will stop the cold calls. If you can find out from your phone company who it was that called you and if you do get a bill of some kind, complain to ICSTIS (www.icstis.org.uk) which is the regulator for premium rate lines. I'm sure you don't need to be told to educate your little bro on these matters from now on!
2006-10-20 09:55:00 · answer #3 · answered by aussiepom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will get NOTHING for NOTHING!
You will have to sit through a hard sales Pitch until you sign cash away!
Or they get you on the cost of Pressing #9(Premium rate charges!!)
Report them to the Telecommunication Ombudsmen in the UK(Think it's call ICTIS).
Search for them on the web to make a complaint!
2006-10-20 09:39:59 · answer #4 · answered by J. Charles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't worry about it. It's pretty unlikely anything would happen. I know in the US, you'd have to speak with someone before they'd consider a binding contrat to have been established and that person must be over 18.
2006-10-20 09:45:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, apart from contacting your landline provider straight away, ring your mobile company. T Mobile gave me a number to call from my land line which takes two weeks to sort but blocks sales calls permanantly to your landline. Any rogue callers that manage to bypass it are automatically fined £100. I did it 4 weeks ago and have had perfect peace since but I lost the number otherwise I'd put it for you to try!
2006-10-20 09:53:10 · answer #6 · answered by bumbleboi 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your little brother is a minor and not the bill payer you shouldn't be responsible for any subsequent charges. Phone your phone company ASAP to have them cancelled.
2006-10-20 09:41:12 · answer #7 · answered by Dave 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If its a tenner you'll have got off lightly. In most cases you end up paying closer to £50.00. Sorry - I would ring your phone provider and ask the cost of the call. Good luck x
2006-10-20 09:39:24 · answer #8 · answered by starlet108 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't think so, it sounds like one of those Time share things, I used to work in one of those offices and they tend to use tricks like that.If they do charge you a large amount then you should report them to BT and depending on your little bro's age they could refund the cost of the call.
2006-10-20 09:47:02 · answer #9 · answered by Janine B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking that you'll probably get tons of stuff in the mail. If you don't sign anything or write anything formally accepting what they're offering, you should be all set.
2006-10-20 09:39:09 · answer #10 · answered by monie0078 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite possibly or they'll try to connect him to a human rep to collect his 'info' (ss#, dob, cc#).
There's a new scam going around...though this doesn't really apply to pressing '9', it'll give you some insight as to how one scam will work.
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/03/02/Hillsborough/Deputies_reveal_jail_.shtml
2006-10-20 09:39:01 · answer #11 · answered by Corn_Flake 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋