| Millions of mobile phone users are being
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| | origin and purpose of it.
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| subjected to a new wave of money making
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| | On returning the call, the owner of the
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| scams currently being carried out by a
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| | targeted mobile phone is redirected to a
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| number of rouge agents set on taking
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| | premium rate telephone service and
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| advantage on the curiosity of the
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| | increasingly without his/her knowledge.
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| individuals they target.
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| | The scammers then take this opportunity
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| The "Missed Call" scam is very basic and
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| | and ensure that the maximum amount of
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| extremely effective, dependant on no more
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| | money is made from the call by entering
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| than a return call from those mobile
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| | into a lengthy conversation, generally
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| phone users trusting enough to believe
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| | relating to some bogus prize or
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| that someone is trying to contact them
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| | competition.
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| for genuine reasons.
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| | Often, it is not until the monthly
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| So how does it work? - A computer is set
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| | statement arrives that the targeted
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| up to pick numbers from a list and calls
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| | individual realises that his/her phone
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| them automatically. After one ring the
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| | has been subjected to a "Missed Call"
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| computer hangs up and the targeted
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| | scam and charged excessive rates for the
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| handset indicates that a call has been
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| | privilege.
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| missed. At this point completion of the
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| | At present there appears to be no
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| scam relies on the owner of the mobile
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| | immediate action which those exposed to
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| phone returning the call shown as missed
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| | this scam can take to ensure that others
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| on his/her handset.
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| | do not suffer the same fate.
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| Curiosity is the key factor on which the
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| | The best way to prevent this scam is to
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| success of this scam has been based, and
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| | apply caution, and only return missed
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| the scammers know that a large percentage
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| | calls to those numbers you recognise. And
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| of phone users will almost always return
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| | remember, if someone is genuinely trying
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| a missed call simply to find out the
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| | to get hold of you, they'll call again.
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