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Saturday 30 April 2016

Mystery missed call on your mobile? It could mean a bill for hundreds of pounds as new phone scam hits

Mobile phone regulators and operators have warned that customers are being be left with bills running to hundreds of pounds after receiving mysterious missed calls that then trigger outgoing calls to premium rate numbers lasting several hours.
The communications watchdog Ofcom said it was looking into cases where huge bills had been generated from calls to 0845 and 0843 numbers following missed calls to the victims that were not answered.
Several instances reported by the Daily Mail involved calls to claims management firms that pursue flight delay compensation. In the cases detailed by the newspaper, the premium rate calls lasted up to 12 hours and generated bills of up to £300. see more >> https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/mystery-missed-call-mobile-could-145434862.html?cache=clear

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