[Mb-hair] FW: Important Reminder - or a HOAX??

[Michael Butler]

Thanks,
Unfortunately Cara who runs truth check is away. However as I mentioned when
I entered my replies came from a .gov.
Michael

> 
> Dagmar/Michael
> 
> we have had a spate of this kind of thing recently in the UK, and
> many Brits are a bit paranoid about it. Often someone leaves a phone
> number by email or voicemail - you call or call back and get either
> an answering machine or someone who speaks - or affects to speak -
> very poor English - the idea simply to keep you connected as long as
> possible at premium rate. And some premium rates can be VERY high.
> 
> Advice - never return calls unless you know the caller, and never
> click on links from unknown mails that might lead to spoof sites.
> And, Michael, I understand that the fact that you can see a URL in
> the address bar of the browser is no guarantee that you are
> necessarily on that site (go figure, it's beyond my skills).
> 
> i found a website at
> http://www.uscg.mil/Legal/la/topics/consumer_and_contract_matters/ms_phone_sca
> m.html 
> - assuming it's kosher ;-), maybe it'll be helpful. It does discuss
> 888 numbers, among other things.
> 
> Best to you all
> 
> Martin
> 
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