08-03-2004, 12:18 PM
FB this isnt a hoax as such. This is in fact a scam on the go now. What happens is the marketting company has a list of cell numbers. They let the phone ring once and hang up. Many doff people see the missed call and call the number back. The operator on the other end then tells them they have won a prize and gives the the number to "claim" their prize. The mug then ahs to call this number - an 090* number to get his prize and this is where the high phone bills come as the person is charged around£2 per minute to listen to bulldust before they ehar what they actually won. OFTEL ahs actually fined and closed down two companies for this practice recently. But as one scamster closes so another ten open up!