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Recoup


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Hi , I got this E Mail this morning,

ALL phone numbers go  PUBLIC 
               REMEMBER: Mobile Phone Numbers Go Public next  month. 
               REMINDER all mobile phone numbers are being released  to 
               telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale  calls. 
               YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE  CALLS 
               Below is a link where you can enter your phone  numbers online to  put 
               an end to telemarketing calls. 
**Don't just delete  those  calls 
               otherwise you will find that you have been signed up for  all  sorts 
               of extra services that you didn't want or know about. Like  special 
               chimes, music  etc. 
       
               

THE ABOVE IF ORMATION IS UNTRUE

WARNING - Scammers posing as ACMAs Do Not Call Register

There is currently a scam operating where people are falsely claiming to be from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) or Do Not Call Register or "Data Protection Council" and calling members of the public.

The caller may advise that you are on the Do Not Call Register and that you are entitled to compensation. They may then ask you to pay an amount (possibly to a Western Union bank account and from your local post office) in order to access the compensation.

Be advised that this is a scam and those calling are not representatives of the ACMA or any other Government organisation. Do not provide the caller with any personal information or bank account details.

You can report a scam to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) by calling 1300 795 995 or visit www.scamwatch.gov.au

The Do Not Call Register provides Australians with the ability to opt out of receiving most unsolicited telemarketing calls, and marketing faxes. Australians can put their telephone or fax numbers on the Do Not Call Register atwww.donotcall.gov.au or by calling 1300 792 958.

The Australian Do Not Call Register has strong mechanisms to protect the privacy of registrants. Telemarketers and Fax marketers are only able to check whether a telephone number they wish to call or fax is registered or not. Registered numbers are never directly provided. Telemarketers and Fax marketers that make calls or send faxes to numbers on the Do Not Call Register face significant financial penalties.

I hope that this will clear it up.now I am going to drown myself.

Hans



-- Edited by Recoup on Monday 18th of February 2013 04:38:36 PM



-- Edited by Recoup on Monday 18th of February 2013 04:40:58 PM

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Recoup


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Blast, I got sucked in too. I got the mail from a friend, signed up also, the side looks like a gov. side.

Hans

well I had another look and I think it is OK



-- Edited by Recoup on Sunday 17th of February 2013 08:10:45 PM

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The do not call register is a legitimate government website, however it is always wise to check the web address and and type it into the browser's address bar rather than clicking on the link if the email has originated from an unknown sourse. One may have received the email from a known and otherwise trusted source but it would have passed through many others prior to this.

The rest of it is utter crap and it seems the OP now realises this.

I've said this before and I'll say it again. Posting alarmist rumours without checking them out first is not responsible use of this forum. It's irresponsible enough to pass them on in emails let alone use a public forum such as this to spread these falsehoods.

"Cyberspace" has many such rumours doing the email rounds that sick minds have have concocted for some reason known only to them. Others naively pass them on without checking them out. If any of this garbage were "for real" it would have received much publicity in the mainstream media. Legitimate messages cite references to authorative sources to enable checking. Unless one can positively establish the veracity of these types of emails they should be deleted and not passed on.

Some people who pass them on use the intelligence insulting excuse of "just in case". Obviously had a deprived childhood in that they have never read (or had read to them) the Aesop's Fable of the Boy Who Cried Wolf.



-- Edited by jimricho on Monday 18th of February 2013 06:13:12 AM

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GaryKelly wrote:

I'm on the do not call register as well but I still get calls from Asians asking "May I speak to Mr Kelly". I usually hang up but if I'm in the mood for a bit of fun, as soon as they ask if my Windows is running slow I say, "Yes! Isn't that wonderful? It was running way too fast before, and now it's slowed down to just the way I like it!" That confuses the hell out of the poor buggers.

 Scamwatch, Stay Smart Online, and all the experts in cyber-fraud advise to always hang up immediately and tell them nothing. Some of these criminals are seriously cunning and can weedle information out of their victim without them realising.

Telemarketers have to check with the Do Not Call Register before making telemarketing calls. Fraudsters have no respect for other laws so it's naive to think they would comply with this one.



-- Edited by jimricho on Sunday 17th of February 2013 08:49:23 PM

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Who did you receive the email from Hans? sounds pretty suspect to me.no



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this is a furphy
check snopes for truth
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yep .. confirmed a furphy !



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Oops, who is a dill then. ME. I registered. I hope all will be ok.

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This has cropped up so many times in the last few months, it's not funny.

Cheers,

Sheba.



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I am on the do not call register, have been for years.  Problem is that your phone numbers, if provided on certain websites etc are then on sold to overseas telemarketers who are not covered by Aussie law.  The sods also ring claiming to be Australian Companies.  If I see any overseas calls coming in on the phones caller ID, I just don't answer it now.

The laws should be altered to stop companies on selling the phone numbers.  They, afterall, give us nothing in return for the use of our phone numbers!



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I'm on the do not call register as well but I still get calls from Asians asking "May I speak to Mr Kelly". I usually hang up but if I'm in the mood for a bit of fun, as soon as they ask if my Windows is running slow I say, "Yes! Isn't that wonderful? It was running way too fast before, and now it's slowed down to just the way I like it!" That confuses the hell out of the poor buggers.

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I use a program called Mailwasher Pro and it allows me to see my emails on my server BEFORE I download them I can then delete the ones I do not want. 



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and x 2 for Mailwasher.

When I get a call from the 'asian' asking if I am Mr X  I tell them that "I am not him but I have just come from his funeral". 

They can't get off the phone quick enough. biggrin



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It would be a good idea for all  our posters to put Snopes or Hoax Slayer in their bookmarks. I have found them invaluable over the years.

 



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jimricho


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I don't take calls from private or overseas numbers. I have caller ID on my home phone and those who know me my have my mobile.

I always check my emails using the webmail page of my ISP's website. I also use Gmail which is a webmail facility but can be accessed from a normal email program. I have used mailwasher in the past but find this just as effective.

Downloading emails "blind" without checking them first by either using the webmail page as above or with a third party program such as mailwasher is asking for trouble.



-- Edited by jimricho on Tuesday 19th of February 2013 05:58:04 AM

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I love the calls from the Asians saying they have been notified from Microsoft that there is a problem with your computer etc. I go along with them and then suddenly say that i think it is very strange they have been notified that I have a problem as I don't have a computer to start off with. Usually they then just hang up but one lady asked why was I wasting her time then and I just said that she was the one who had phoned me not the other way around. I get quite a laugh out of it all.


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jimricho


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Magnarc wrote:

It would be a good idea for all  our posters to put Snopes or Hoax Slayer in their bookmarks. I have found them invaluable over the years.

 

 Hear Hear!

 

Also http://www.scamwatch.gov.au and http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/

These are Australian Government websites and you can sign up with both of them to receive regular emails advising the latest security threats, something I highly recommend.



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The easiest way to discourage these vermin is go to your local prices plus or online store and buy a $9-95 personal alarm. These things produce 130+ decibels. When you get aforementioned vermin on the phone just activate the alarm within an inch or two ( that is 25- 50mm for you youngsters). If and when their ears stop ringing, whistling, tweeting and squealing they can then inform fellow vermin to seek alternative employment.



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Another good ploy is to simply ask them to just hold the line for second then put the phone down & go about your business....they don't hang on long.

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