(keitai-l) Re: interesting scam

From: Malcolm James <mj_at_translation.co.jp>
Date: 11/30/01
Message-ID: <00e401c179ab$e5926670$0500a8c0@gx1>
Tim Romero asks:

> > > Numbers identified as part of this scam:
> > > 03-3227-2828    03-3984-6761    03-5724-2929
> .....
> > > Status: The problem has been confirmed, but yet to be officially
> recognized
> > > by mobile phone providers and is currently under investigation.
> What is the source of this list?  Who confirmed the problem? Who exactly is
> currently investigating it?

FWIW, Google searches on some of these numbers reveal one page that simply
describes them as spam-denwa, and reporting on what you get if you dial each of
them.
http://dreamcity.gaiax.com/www/dreamcity/t/s/toshi_s_77/main.html

That's a lot more convincing than the 100,000 yen version of the story.

Cheers,

Malcolm
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Received on Fri Nov 30 16:37:13 2001