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Old 04-02-2011, 20:58
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has anyone ever got a phone call which when answered it's an automated voice with an american accent that says "congratulations you have won a carribean cruise, press 9 to claim your prize".

what actually happens if you press '9'?
I heard that it could result in premium rate calls being made from your phone without permission, but not sure if it's a myth?
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Old 05-02-2011, 10:43
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has anyone ever got a phone call which when answered it's an automated voice with an american accent that says "congratulations you have won a carribean cruise, press 9 to claim your prize".

what actually happens if you press '9'?
I heard that it could result in premium rate calls being made from your phone without permission, but not sure if it's a myth?
Been getting these for years had one only this week
don't press 9 or any other number they might use .

They used to begin with Hi I'm Stacey but the latest one didn't give a name but sounds exactly the same in every other way.
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Old 05-02-2011, 16:26
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I heard that it could result in premium rate calls being made from your phone without permission, but not sure if it's a myth?
That's an urban myth.

Pressing 9 would merely tell the computer that made the call that you are a real person (i.e. not a fax machine, computer or answering machine) and so are worth calling again and again.
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Old 05-02-2011, 20:00
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They're just trying to flog you the flights out to where the ship departs from.
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Old 06-02-2011, 04:48
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i tend just to hang up now when i get thease calls.
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